{"product_id":"2021-rioja-el-camino-torre-de-ona","title":"Rioja El Camino, Torre de Oña 2021","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHow it tastes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRed berries and blackberry lead, with wild herbs, violets, clove, liquorice and a hint of tobacco behind them. The palate is poised and seamless, medium-bodied, carried by a bright line of acidity and finely etched tannins — intensity without weight. Tempranillo 97%, Garnacha 1%, Mazuelo 1%, Viura 1%.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe producer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTorre de Oña makes wines of deliberate restraint from 50 hectares of estate vineyard in Rioja Alavesa, and since 2005 the property has been reshaped by sustained investment, including a plot-by-plot study that divided the estate into subplots, each given its own vinification and ageing. El Camino itself comes from just 1.54 hectares of low-yielding old bush vines averaging 80.8 years of age, in the El Pisón, La Revilla and Las Naves parcels at Elvillar de Álava, where calcareous loamy-silt soils balance water retention against drainage and the vines give only 2,585 kilograms per hectare; the fruit is picked by hand into 20-kilogram crates and sorted piece by piece. The grapes were refrigerated on arrival, destemmed and held in tank for 12 days below 10°C for a cold pre-fermentation maceration, fermented in tank, then completed malolactic conversion in 500-litre French oak barrels over 14 months before resting five months more in tank ahead of the final blend; the quantity made is tiny. In 2021 carefully managed bud break led to a moderate fruit set of small, loose bunches that reached optimal ripeness free of disease pressure, a vintage rated Excellent at 95 points.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFood and drinking\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eServe at 16–18°C. It suits roast partridge or guinea fowl, rare grilled lamb cutlets, wild mushroom rice, and mild aged cheeses such as Idiazábal. Drinking beautifully now and over the next three to five years; half an hour in a decanter is enough, and more would blunt its lift.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Torre de Oña","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58476492816767,"sku":"HNW-5172221D","price":140.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/4192\/4998\/files\/5172221D.jpg?v=1789922608","url":"https:\/\/www.edkawines.com\/products\/2021-rioja-el-camino-torre-de-ona","provider":"Edka Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}