Gomez Cruzado Reserva Vina Dorana 2018

In their words -  The wines of 2018 have great personality, with freshness and a very fruity character.

Old bush vines grown in the Alto Najerilla region, next to the Cárdenas River, specifically within the triangle formed by the towns of Cordovín, Badarán and Cárdenas, at an altitude between 600 and 710 meters above sea level.

4 days of cold pre-fermentation maceration, with short pumping over, taking maximum care while extracting tannin, followed by aging in 225-liter second and third year French oak barrels for 24 months. The wine then spends a minimum of 12 months in bottle.

The weather conditions of the 2018 vintage were radically different from 2017. The year started off with heavy snowfall on January 6th, which was a sign of things to come: a cold and rainy vintage. After one of the earliest harvests in our history, we returned to a long-cycle harvest. This vintage is reminiscent of the "tried and true" Rioja vintages: very fluid wines with great aging potential.

60% Tempranillo, 40% Garnacha