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Olivier Rivière Gabaxo
2018 Rioja DOC - 75cl
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Ripe red fruit aromas, very floral, with a predominance of violet. The palate is fresh and tasty, with notes of strawberries, blackberries and spicy nuances.
Profil
Powerful and complex red wine
Grape varieties
Graciano
Black Grenache
Perfect pairing
To be consumed
Childcare potential of 8 years and over
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Olivier Rivière Vinos
Gabaxo 2018
Rioja DOC
Espagne - Rioja
The Rioja project is carried out with leased vineyards. In the case of Gabaxo, the Grenache and Graciano vineyards are rented from two different areas of Aldeanueva Ebro in Rioja Baja and Rioja Alta Cardenas, grown organically.
The grapes for this Gabaxo vintage are destemmed and fermented in stainless steel tanks. The wine is aged for nine months in 500 litre French oak barrels.
Grape varieties:
80% grenache noir and 20% graciano.
Tasting notes:
The colour is intense cherry red. The nose shows aromas of ripe red fruit and is very floral, with a predominance of violets. The palate is fresh and tasty, with notes of strawberries, blackberries and spicy nuances. Very nice elegant finish.
Wine style :
Complex and elegant red wine.
Food and wine pairing:
Iberian pork pressa ravioli, dried tomato and Mediterranean spices. Caramelised leg of lamb with cumin, fine semolina with apples and almonds.
Ageing potential in your cellar :
10 years
Analytical :
75 cl - 14 % volume
Contains sulphites
Alcohol abuse is dangerous for your health. Drink in moderation.
"Consumption of alcoholic beverages during pregnancy, even in small quantities, can have serious consequences on the health of the child.
General information
Brand : Olivier Rivière
Reference : O-Rivière-Gabaxo
Appellation : Rioja DOC
Type of agriculture : Organic Agriculture
Color : Red wine
Profil : Powerful and complex red wine
Conservation : Childcare potential of 8 years and over
Grape varieties : Graciano, Black Grenache
Region : Vin de Rioja
Country : Spain
A wine to discover or rediscover at your wine merchant
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Born in Cognac, Olivier Rivière studied oenology in Montagne Saint-Emilion before working with Elian Da Ros in Côtes du Marmandais and Lalou Bize-Leroy (Domaine Leroy, former co-manager of Romanée-Conti) in Burgundy. In 2004, he put aside his plans to buy vines in Fitou when Telmo Rodriguez, a leading figure in Spanish wine, invited him to Rioja to help him convert his vineyards to biodynamic viticulture, a farming method that Olivier has mastered perfectly.
Conquered by the terroirs and the old vines of the region, it was in 2006 that he decided to set up his own business and rent a small plot of vines. He now owns 10 hectares of vines, which he complements with leased vines and the purchase of grapes. All the vineyards are cultivated in biodynamic or organic agriculture. The soils are mainly limestone and clay on a sandstone base, sometimes sandy or gravelly.
In the cellar, the work is resolutely Burgundian. The vinification is not very interventionist, the grapes are often destemmed, but sometimes whole, depending on the grape variety and the vintage, and the fermentations are done without any input except that the wines are minimally sulphited at bottling. The wines are aged in vats, tuns or demi-muids, with very little new wood in order to preserve the freshness of the fruit.
While those of the region are typically hierarchical according to a more or less long maturation (joven, crianza, reserva, gran reserva), Olivier's cuvées are inspired by the Burgundian model and its specific classifications for each terroir (generic appellation, communal, premier cru and grand cru).
As an aside: when phylloxera - the dastardly vine-eating aphid - attacked the Bordeaux vineyards in the 1860s, the Bordeaux winegrowers, as good businessmen, had to look for wines from other regions to supply their markets. By injecting capital and sharing their know-how, they contributed to revolutionising the style and quality of the wines of Rioja, which at the time was producing large volumes of piquette to supply the peasant and the worker. One hundred and fifty years later, Olivier Rivière is making wines whose frank and fruity expression, ardour and natural character stand out from the style now anchored in tradition and of which Lopez de Heredia represents the quintessence.
Aromas of white fruit that blend perfectly with the toasty notes of the maturation process. Perfect balance between fruity expression and freshness.
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Ripe red fruit aromas, very floral, with a predominance of violet. The palate is fresh and tasty, with notes of strawberries, blackberries and spicy nuances.
