Cantos de Valpiedra

Cantos bottle image

Wine Description

Cantos de Valpiedra, made entirely of Tempranillo harvested in mid-September, is fermented in stainless steel tanks with a 16-day maceration, before aging for 12 months in French and American oak barrels. It is a rich, round example of this famous Spanish style. In Finca Valpiedra the soil type is formed by a layer of pebble stones and limestone that give its name to the wines.

Finca Valpiedra Winery
Finca Valpiedra Vineyards
Finca Valpiedra Wine Cellar
accordion plus icons
Acclaim
“Aromas of black and blue fruit with cloves, cardamom, leather and wet earth. Medium-bodied with fine tannins. Velvety on the palate with notes of savory blue fruit, spices and wet leaves. Flavorful finish.”
— James Suckling, Sep 2022
“The modern and fruit-driven 2018 Cantos de Valpiedra comes from younger vines and stonier soils after they did a soil study, showing the alluvial character through moderate alcohol (13%) and good acidity (pH 3.62). So, the wines comes through as medium-bodied, balanced and fresh, with a vibrant palate and fine tannins. It's nice how integrated the oak is after one year in barrel. 150,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in January 2021.”
— Wine Advocate, Jul 2022
View more acclaim Arrow Right
accordion plus icons
Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Finca Valpiedra
Training method
Free System
Exposure:
Eastern / Western
Year vineyard planted:
1972
First vintage of this wine:
2005
Bottles produced of this wine:
180,000
Average Vine Age:
35-40
accordion plus icons
Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Tempranillo
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
10 days
Fermentation temperature:
82 °F
Maceration technique:
Pumpovers
Malolactic fermentation:
Full
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Size of aging container:
225 L
Age of Aging Container:
Less than three years
Length of bottle aging:
18 months
Total SO2
65
accordion plus icons
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.62
Acidity:
5.9 g/L
Alcohol:
13 %
Dry extract:
33.5 g/L
Total SO2
65
Residual sugar:
1.7 g/L
accordion plus icons
Wine Production

VINIFICATION: Fermentation in stainless steel temperature-controlled vats. 16 days maceration.
AGEING: 12 months in French and American barrel.

accordion plus icons
About the Vineyard

The Ebro River creates four big meanders in its way through La Rioja. One of them, between Fuenmayor y Cenicero, two towns devoted to viticulture, is the one where the 80 hectares of vineyard of our winery are planted.

Finca Valpiedra is a spectacular landscape divided into three terraces which slopes down to the river itself, and that our technical team has differentiated into fourteen plots, with altitudes between 406 and 427 meters.

See Brand
location chevron right icon
POS MATERIALS
Download Tech Sheet Download Bottle Shot Linkout Acclaim