Luberri Seis de Luberri Rioja 2022

Luberri Seis de Luberri Rioja 2022

Luberri Seis de Luberri is one of the most charming, iconic wines of Rioja, a triumph of making the difficult task of making consistently delicious wines look easy.

Florentino Monje’s goal with Seis is to create a wine from tempranillo that expresses the truth and gastronomy of his native Basque region, a wine that makes people happy.

Seis is a simple wine that is not simple at all. Florentino became famous for resurrecting and perfecting the traditional style of semi-carbonic, whole-cluster maceration of tempranillo that is historic to Rioja Alavesa and utilized in Seis.

This style of fermentation dates back more than two hundred years in the region before the changes that came with the arrival of phylloxera and the importation of French winemaking techniques.

VINIFICATION: For this “semi-crianza” wine, the grape clusters are put into stainless steel tanks whole, without crushing or destemming, with the beginning of fermentation being intracellular. The grapes are then pressed, and the skins are macerated while alcoholic fermentation finishes. The wine is then racked in American oak barrels, where it ages for six months before bottling.

VILLAGE: Elciego

SITE: Las Llecas, La Mezana, Carravalseca

ELEVATION: 460-500m

GRAPES: 100% Tempranillo

VINE AGE: Planted in 1984

SOIL: Calcareous clay

FERMENTATION: Whole-cluster with indigenous yeast in stainless steel tanks

AGING: Six months in American oak barrels

FARMING: Ecologic

VEGAN: Yes

Reviews

Vinous – “Displaying a garnet color, the oak takes the forefront in the aromas, accompanied by layers of cherry and elderberry with subtle hints of smoke. Dry, creamy and juicy, the fine-grained, reactive tannins add texture to a grippy and lasting finish.” (90 Pts)