2015 Bodegas Pujanza Norte Magnum

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The Pujanza Norte comes from the 2.7 hectare El Notre vineyard at 720 meters altitude that consists of clay-limestone soils, the layers of limestone are only 50 cm below the surface. The winemaker puts flowers on the vineyard, so that the vines have to go deeper for water, which gives the wine its special character, among other things.

The Pujanza Notre has had 14 months of education on French oak. The Pujanza Norte has an intense nose with aromas of fresh red fruit, licorice, light vanilla notes, some smokiness, fresh herbs and a beautiful minerality. The wine shows complexity and freshness, very expressive. Fine wood, spiciness and in the end a bit of the smell of ink. Full body, nice acids, all nicely balanced with strong tannins. The Pujanza Notre is an elegant, powerful yet fresh wine and has beautiful refined tannins, which gives this wine a beautiful drinking window. A great exciting wine.

A beautiful magnum of 1.5 liters packed in an original wooden box.

95/100 Parking points

Carlos San Pedro and his team are constantly working to improve the performance of their vineyards and with an almost manic approach they are constantly improving the quality of his wines. Pujanza is one of the new style winemakers in the Rioja such as Remirez de Ganuza and Tentenublo with a focus on absolute top quality with an emphasis on fruit. The fact that Penin and Parker, without exception, rate the wines of this house well above 90 points (so the absolute honorary division) says enough. The Norte and Cisma are the top models of Pujanza.

Specifications

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Tariff code 22042176
Type of Wine Red
Country Spain
Region Rioja
Appellation Rioja Alavesa
Winery Bodegas Pujanza
Grape Tempranillo
Biological certified No
Natural wine No
Vegan No
Vintage 2015
Drinking as of 2019
Drinking till 2030
Alcohol % 14.5
Alcohol free/low No
Content 1.5 ltr
Oak aging Yes
Sparkling No
Dessert wine No
Closure Cork
Parker rating 95
James Suckling rating 93
Vinous rating 94
Tasting Profiles Aards, Complex, Droog, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Kruidig, Rood fruit, Tannines, Vol
Drink moments Indruk maken, Lekker luxe, Open haard, Romantisch

Professional Reviews

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Parker

95

James Suckling

93

Vinous

94

Wijnhuis

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Bodegas Pujanza is located in the heart of the Rioja Alavesa. The winery is located in one of the most beautiful villas in this region. A real prime location in the most beautiful part of the Rioja. Bodegas Pujanza is one of the youngest (top) Rioja houses and started in June 2002. It is a family business with a long tradition of growing grapes and wine making in the capital of the Rioja Alavesa. The location in the valley of the Ebro and the slopes of the Sierra de Cantabria, partly determines the character of the Pujanza wines.

Owner Carlos San Pedro and his team are constantly working to improve the performance of their vineyards and with an almost manic approach, they try to improve the quality of the wines even further. Pujanza is one of the new style winemakers in the Rioja such as Remirez de Ganuza and Tentenublo where the focus is on absolute top quality with emphasis on the fruit. The fact that Penin and Parker without exception rate the wines of this house well above 90 points (so the absolute honor division) says enough. The 4 main wines are the Hado, the Valdepoleo (in the past this wine was called the Pujanza Pujanza) the Norte and the cult wine the Cisma.

Carlos is one of the pioneers together with Remirez de Ganuza in the field of modern style Rioja's and has the luxury that his vineyards are situated high so that there are good differences between day and night temperature. This gives the wines extra complexity and freshness. Carlos only works with single vineyards except at the Hado (here the grapes are used from the norte and Valdepoleo vineyards). Carlos has divided all 3 vineyards into plots (except the Cisma vineyard because it is so small) and all these plots are vinified separately. Only just before bottling, the various plots are combined until it has the desired taste and then it is bottled. This concept is far from economical but does make for great wines. Carlos does not use external yeasts, and he deliberately chooses to keep the amount of new wood low, but also to raise the wines longer in large (used) barriques.

Grandcruwijnen is the Dutch Importer of this renowned winery and supplies both consumers and Horeca and Retail.

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