Squad wineries technical sheet
Type of Wine: Red
Brand:Solar de Becquer reserve
Grape variety: Tempranillo
Bottle type: Bordeaux
Capacity (cl): 75
Graduation (% vol.): 13,50
Cellar: Squire
Regions: Denomination Rioja
Barrel type: American oak
Permanence in Barrel: 18 months
Operating temperature : 16º-18º C.
Population: Tax them
General information
Located in the South of Monte Yerga, Finca Cuesta de la Reina is a Caralsol hillside that begins at 450 meters of altitude and rises to 800 meters. Its soils are clay-calcareous, poor and with abundant boulders, it is a farm of more than 120 hectares that belongs to the family for four generations and where the vineyard has always been cultivated. Approximate average age of the vineyards 25 years. After meticulous monitoring of the vineyard, the grapes are harvested at the optimal time of ripening.
The Tempranillo variety was harvested the first fortnight of October, the Grenache in mid-October and the Mazuelo the last week of October and the first of November. The harvest is done manually, selecting the healthy and ripe grapes, rejecting the raw and spoiled ones.
Becquer Solar Tasting Notes
Color red tile of good layer. Clean, complex and with good intensity on the nose, aromas of red fruits well combined with those of aging, balsamic, spices (pepper), tobacco and leather. Good structure, tasty, wide, smooth but with character and a good harmony in its flavors. Complex and clean via retronasal.