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RoLu Tempranillo
$850.00
It has a pleasant deep red color with violet hues. Its aromas are characterized by fruity notes such as cherry, plum and spices, mainly cloves and vanilla, and a slight hint of leather and tobacco. It is characterized by a flavor of leather mixed with cherry, giving this drink a softness in its texture that will linger on the palate for a long time.
Tempranillo is a red wine with great structure, which allows it to coexist well with oak to achieve a wine that can be aged. It is resistant to oxidation, so it can spend much longer than other varieties in oak. With a long aging in oak, the flavours acquire intensity with a hint of coffee beans and dried fruit, evolving towards woody and toasted notes, with a complex and enveloping bouquet.
Product Code: VW-RO-03
- PRODUCING COUNTRY:
- México
- REGION:
- San Vicente Valley, Baja California, México
- VARIETALS:
- Tempranillo 100%
- AGING:
- 18 Months in new French Barrels
- HARMONIZING:
- Ideal with haute cuisine based on pasta with light sauces, roast lamb and goat, river fish, cheeses, sausages and soft cheeses.
- SERVING TEMPERATURE:
- Between 15 to 18 ºC
- CONTENT
- 750 Ml
The name RoLu is a play on the owner's name: Luis Rodriguez. RoLu Blend is a blend of red grapes Tempranillo, Nebbiolo and Cabernet Sauvignon, harvested from different vineyards located in
San Vicente Valley in Baja California, Mexico. RoLu is Luis Rodriguez's first commercial release. Luis is proud to make a wine with grapes from his homeland and share it with the people he loves most in Mexico.
Mexican-born Napa Valley winemaker Luis Rodriguez recently released his first wine from a vineyard he planted in northern Baja California in Mexico. RoLu Vino Tinto, a high-end red blend comprised of Tempranillo, Nebbiolo, and Cabernet Sauvignon, is only sold in Mexico and distributed by Vinos Wagner. Rodriguez, winemaker at Caymus Vineyards in Rutherford, Napa Valley, grew up in Mexico and moved to the United States as a teenager seeking a better education and work. In 1990, Chuck Wagner, Caymus’ viticulturist, winemaker, and owner, hired the 19-year-old Rodriguez to work on the winery’s bottling line. Over the years, Rodriguez worked his way up to the winemaking assistant position he now holds. Chuck Wagner says, "Luis rose through the ranks because of his love of wine. I consider him one of the best winemakers in the world today, an unsung hero of this highly competitive fine wine industry." In 2001, Rodriguez traveled to Mexico, where on a whim he purchased a half-ton of Tempranillo grapes from a small producer in San Vicente, a region located in northern Baja California. He soon found himself planting 20 acres of vines on the same site.
Although many commercial vineyards have been planted north of San Vicente in what is known as "the Napa Valley of Mexico," Rodriguez preferred the cooler climate where the vines were placed.
“The vineyard is in the middle of nowhere,” Rodriguez said. “It’s identified only by the 1-kilometer coordinate of Highway 105.5. I decided to include that on the label.” The wine, aged for 16 months in French oak, is rich and powerful, with layer upon layer of expressive fruit. The name RoLu is a play on the winemaker’s first and last names. Although his winery is very basic, Luis made sure to have everything on hand to make good wine. There are currently no tours available of his humble abode—which consists of a few stainless steel tanks and a small, temperature-controlled barrel room, stocked with a handful of 225-liter French oak barrels—but who’s to say what the future holds. For now, he splits his time between Caymus and RoLu, sharing some of the responsibilities of his new winery venture with his son, Luis Jr.
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