Bodegas Luis Alegre started in 1968 from the passion of a winegrowing family and is located in Laguardia, one of the most exclusive areas of wine elaboration in Spain.
Since its origin, our philosophy has been working to get the highest quality. We work with a firm objective: to elaborate wines with personality. To do it, we combine evolution and tradition, optimizing and even reinventing what already exists, always respecting the tradition and the wine heritage. This fusion made us being pioneers at the use of the selection table. All of our grapes are hand selected.
Under the wing of the Sierra de Cantabria Mountains, in Rioja Alavesa, our vineyards are formed by limestone soils with sandy inserts, and saline and ferric influences so it gives our wines a high quality.
Website: www.luisalegre.com
CRIANZA 2016 LIMTED ED. 925 BARRELS 2016
GRAPE VARIETIES:
90% Tempranillo, 5% Graciano y 5% Garnacha
GRADE:
13,5% vol
TYPE OF SOIL:
Limestone and stony
COLOUR:
Garnet, clean and bright
AROMA:
Cherry, thyme, black pepper on a balsamic background, hints of vanilla and cinnamon
PALATE:
Silky with elegant tannins and a nice acidity giving freshness, length and persistency
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+ 925 barreis to enhance the quality of our Crianza.
+ Hand harvest ,from vineyards with an average age of 45 years.
+ Quality controls and timing of when the grapes are harvested to get the optimum fruit, are put in place by the agricultura/engineer.
+ Fermentation and maceration with the skins far 15 days.
+ Aged 14 months in American and French Oak barrels; 50% being new and the oldest a maximum of4 years old.
TINTO RESERVA 2015
GRAPE VARIETIES:
90% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano, Mazuelo y Garnacha
GRADE:
13.5% vol
TYPE OF SOIL:
Limestone and stony
COLOUR:
Dark red, bright and clear
AROMA:
Intense and ripe fruits, vanilla, cinnamon and tobacco
PALATE:
Flesh and well balanced. Spiced, ripped fruit with a lingering ending
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Luis Alegre Reserva is elaborated from grapes that come from state own vineyards with an average age of 45 years and exclusively controlled by the technical team of Bodegas Luis Alegre. After a rigorous pruning and, and if necessary a thinning in the summer, we limit the yield on these vineyards to 4,800 kg per hectare in order to obtain a perfect balance of anthocyanins, tannins and other polyphenols.
FINCA LA REÑANA WHITE 2016
GRAPE VARIETIES:
90% Viura y 10% Malvasía
GRADE:
13,5% vol
TYPE OF SOIL:
Pure limestone from Sierra Cantabria Mountain
COLOUR:
Golden straw, clean and bright
AROMA:
Citric aromas, hints of vanilla and elegant toasted pastry
PALATE:
Elegant, fresh and velvety. Well balanced wine, stylish and long on the palate
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+ Grapes from our vinyard Finca la Reñana. Its soils contribute to elegance, high minerality and a high ageing potential.
+ Hand harvest in 15 kg boxes.
+ Selection table.
+ Aged in specially selected new French oak barrels from the finest forest of France, for a period of 16 months giving structure and aromatic complexity to the wine.
+ Aged in bottle for a minimum of 18 months before being released.
TINTO RESERVA ESPECIAL FINCA LA REÑANA 2015
GRAPE VARIETIES:
95% Tempranillo, 5% Graciano and Mazuelo
GRADE:
14,5% vol
TYPE OF SOIL:
High altitude Limestone
COLOUR:
Dark ripe cherry red, with ruby notes
AROMA:
Spiced, red fruit with vanilla and cinnamon background. Complex by the use of elegant and high-quality oak
PALATE:
Elegant, juicy and fresh. Well integrated tannins with a long pleasant finish
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+ Grapes from our vinyard Finca la Reñana. Its soils contribute to elegance, high minerality and a high ageing potential.
+ Hand harvest in 15 kg boxes.
+ Selection table.
+ Aged in specially selected new French oak barrels from the finest forest of France, for a period of 16 months giving structure and aromatic complexity to the wine.
+ Aged in bottle for a minimum of 18 months before being released.
TINTO PONTAC 2015
GRAPE VARIETIES:
95% Tempranillo y 5% Gracianoa
GRADE:
15% vol
TYPE OF SOIL:
Limestone with iron influence
COLOUR:
Deep cherry red.
AROMA:
Jammy notes, ripe fruit and black pepper with balsamic notes. Perfect balance between the oak and fruit, highlighting its elegant tannins.
PALATE:
Powerful, fresh, full-bodied and fantastic structure. Very fruity with elegant and subtlety tannins. Long, persistent and structured with high potential for cellar ageing.
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+ Grapes sourced from a 97 year old single vineyard. The age of the vineyard and strict viticulture techniques result to an average of only 1.2 kilos of grapes per vine.
+ Hand harvest in 15 kg boxes and selection table.
+ Fermentation in a small oak tank.
+ Ageing in high quality new French oak barreis customized exclusively for B. Luis Alegre for 21 months.
+ Light fining and it rests in bottle to reach its fullness.
TINTO PONTAC DE PORTILES 2015
GRAPE VARIETIES:
90% Tempranillo y 10% Garnacha
GRADE:
15% vol
TYPE OF SOIL:
Limestone with iron influence
COLOUR:
Cherry to Violet colour of great intensity
AROMA:
Aromas of ripe black fruit with integrated fine oak, with nuances of violets, jasmine, cloves, pepper & vanilla. Secondary complex aromas of high roast coffee, toffee, menthol, earthy scrub land & leather
PALATE:
Powerful yet elegant, very well structured with depth where the same black fruit characteristics are evident as on the nose, enhanced by chocolate, toffee & coffee flavours. It has a very long silky finish and a long cellar ageing potential
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+ Grapes sourced from The Portiles centenarian single vineyard slope, found in the defined “Golden Mile” of Rioja Alavesa.
+ Meticulous Micro-vinification with use of indigenous yeast, in 500 to 600 litre barrels called Bocoyes with absolute control of all the elaboration parameters.
+ Aged in new French barrells, that are specially selected after innumerable tests, 2 Radoux blend, Demptos & Berthomieu, for almost 20 months.