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Finca La Pared Cuvee Especial
Finca La Pared
Spain - Navarra

The Cuvee Especial is a Graciano and Syrah blend aged in oak barrels that produces a full-bodied, fresh wine of great complexity and long lasting finish.

Specifications
Wine Type
Red
Varietal(s)
Graciano, Syrah
Soil type
Calcareus-clay
Vinification
Fermentation and maceration are carried out separately for each variety, in small stainless steel tanks, combining pumpovers and délestages. Grapes are gently pressed and the wine undergo malolactic fermentation in even smaller stainless steel tanks. When the wine has naturally lost its thickest suspended solids, it is transferred to barrels; each variety separately and in oak of different origins.
Graciano is aged in hand-crafted, fine-grained French oak barrels. Syrah is aged in American oak barrels that enhance the freshness of the wine and its refinement. The wine is aged for 12 to 14 months in the same barrels without racking. Then the wine is blended and bottled without fining.

Reviews and News

2021 Finca La Pared Cuvee Especial - 95 PTS - JD

2021 Finca La Pared Cuvee Especial - 95 PTS - JD

jeb dunnuck logo 250"The 2021 Finca La Pared Cuvee Especial is 50% Graciano, 30% Syrah, and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep purple-hued, it has a stunningly pure, nuanced nose of ripe blue fruits, graphite, liquid violets, ground pepper, leather, and cedarwood. I love its overall purity. It's medium to full-bodied, with fine tannins, fabulous overall balance, and a great finish. It's a brilliant wine that I would be thrilled to drink any time over the coming decade."

- Jeb Dunnuck (Importer Highlight: Fran Kysela ; July 2024), 95 pts

2019 Finca La Pared Cuvee Especial - 94 PTS - JS

2019 Finca La Pared Cuvee Especial - 94 PTS - JS

james suckling hq logo plain"A deep, brooding nose with lots of fine oak spices and hazelnuts that adorn the blackberries and violets. Succulent and bright on the palate, with caressing, silky tannins dialing into the black and blue fruit. Quite long and subtle. Delicious now, but can hold, too."

- James Suckling (June 2022), 94 pts

2019 Finca La Pared Cuvee Especial - 93 PTS - WE

2019 Finca La Pared Cuvee Especial - 93 PTS - WE

wine enthusiast 93 pts

"This enticing wine has aromas of ripe black and red plums with brown baking spices. In the mouth, it is medium to full bodied, with satiny tannins, ripe flavors of raspberry, cassis and dark cherry and a touch of powdered chocolate in the finish. - Mike DeSimone"

- Wine Enthusiast (September 2023), 93 pts

Producer Information: Finca La Pared

Finca la Pared covers 25 acres (10 hectares) in the Rioja Alavesa region (also known as Sonsierra Navarra).
The vineyards are located at 1,555 feet (474 meters) above sea level, ...
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