Queirón Ensayos Capitales No π (Pi) 2022
The wines from Queirón adhere to the new Rioja classification “Vino de Pueblo” which means the vineyards must be family owned within a named village. It is in effect moving back to the traditional ways, rather than the big wine makers buying grapes from all over the region and making a generic Rioja wine.
"The Ensayos Capitales de Queirón project is one of the small indulgences in life that a bodega can permit itself. A pleasure and a challenge that offers the chance every now and again to create a wine which departs from the standard catalogue, from the established or preconceived styles, which allows us to experiment on the margins of knowledge, whether in the realm of viticulture or that of oenology.
Ensayos Capitales is risky and fun, so therefore the purest essence of our bodega, because it gives us an opportunity and forces us always to be aware of everything, what’s new and also remembering the past. History and innovation. Tradition and modernity. Unshackled freedom which began with the first chapter, a Graciano with no added sulphites in either the vineyard of the winemaking process.
We devoted the second episode to tempranillo blanco, a grape variety which is exclusive to Rioja, that we made with its skins and finished off in an earthenware vessel. And the third was the pursuit of aromatic concentration and colour using a very old method, long abandoned in Rioja, and known as asoleo, or sun-drying the grapes after picking. The three wines were short-lived. All three have sold out.
Ensayos Capitales are like ripples in the water that leave a mark on the memory and in the spirit but which are born with no intention of surviving. They are transformative ideas which themselves are transformed, thoughts that are sustained during the time they linger in the memory and by new wines which have been inspired by their innovative character.
This Ensayo Capitales nº π is different to all the others just as they are all different to this one. And we have called it π because it is an iconic number, irrational and yet at the same time, mysterious, expressing the relationship between the length of a circumference and its diameter in the geometry of Euclid, a Greek mathematician who sketched out his thoughts by assuming a small set of axioms or tenets and then, from these, was able to deduce a lot more propositions (theorems).
A bit like the philosophy of the Ensayos Capitales project. We take different ideas and histories, we study them, we recreate them and allow our imagination free rein to sketch out new proposals in the world of wine imagination."
Ensayos Capitales nº π (Pi) is a clear, radiant wine with a deep robe. It has an intense, black-cherry colour with purple glints at the rim denoting its youthfulness.
On the nose it is open, with powerful aromas of dark fruit, such as blueberries and blackberries; there are also notable red-berried fruit like cherries and raspberries, a floral component with hints of violet sweets and spicy nuances of black pepper and liquorice typical of the three varieties. In addition, it reveals a balsamic, herbal side with mineral notes coming through, all perfectly amalgamated with the toasted notes, cloves and coconut provided by the time spent ageing in mixed French- and American-oak casks, creating a complex and fascinating bouquet.
It has a full-bodied, rounded, long, fine mouth-feel, with a pleasant attack and at the same time very meaty and harmoniously balanced. The mid palate reveals its tannins, like a succulent wine, with balanced acidity to give it a certain touch of freshness.
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Region |
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Sub Region |
Rioja Oriental |
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Farming |
Traditional |
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Food |
Roast Lamb – Grilled Meats – Roast Chicken |
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Grape |
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Style |
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ABV |
14% |
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Drink |
In the next 10 years |
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Bottle |
75cl |
