The Red Wine "Cueva del Monge" is made with 100% tempranillo grapes from the D.O. La Rioja, comes from a small separate batch of the same grapes that are used to make the wine "Reserva 200 monges", only that this wine does not require time in barrel or a long aging in bottle, as a result arises an expressive wine with a modern and different style that can be enjoyed quickly.

The grapes are harvested in an optimal state of health and ripeness in small boxes of 15 kg, in the winery is made a strict manual selection of clusters which are de-stemmed and crushed without pressure, giving rise to the fermentation vats where they will remain 12 days at a temperature of 28ºC.

The malolactic fermentation is carried out in barrels and then aged for 14 months in American and French oak barrels, and finally the wines remain 12 months in bottle racks.

The Cueva del Monge brand pays tribute to the ancient habitat built on the crags of Albelda by the 200 Monges and which today represent the set of caves of the cave scriptorium. Vinícola Real is a small winery located in the town of Albelda de Iregua, in La Rioja that specializes in making long-aged wines that tell the essence of the land and the landscape, unique wines that make time their best ally to mature and create complexity.

If you have any questions when buying Red Wine "Cueva del Monge" , please contact the sommelier of our online wine store.

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