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Gaudium
Gaudium
2021
D.O.Ca Rioja
Varieties
Tempranillo
Winemakers
Fernando Costa, Emilio González and Manuel Iribarnegaray
Graduation / Service
14,5% vol. / 15º C
Old vineyards
Balance and refinement
Deep burgundy color with dark reflections, showing concentration and elegance. A complex nose with a beautiful evolution in the glass, revealing ripe black fruit, spicy notes, a subtle hint of scrubland, and exquisite, well-integrated fine-toasted wood.
The palate is enveloping, with sweet and polished tannins that deliver both firmness and smoothness. Balanced progression and delicate structure. Long and persistent finish with rich nuances and spicy notes.
A Great Signature Wine with class, harmony, and elegance.
2021 Vintage
That year saw 30% more rainfall than average, though irregularly distributed. After a warm February, bud break was normal. A warm, dry May encouraged good plant development, while June and the following weeks brought well-timed rain and moderate temperatures. A rainy September helped achieve optimal ripening, and the following dry, mild weather allowed a slow, staggered harvest between late September and October, with grapes picked at their perfect point of maturity.
Soils
Clayey-limestone soils on limestone rock. Steep ravines that are only used for the cultivation of small vineyards.
Vineyards and Yields
Small old vines over 70 years old, some of them pre-phylloxera vines over 100 years old. Yields of less than 1 kg of grapes per plant. Plots are staggered at various altitudes, ranging between 400 and 650 m in Rioja Alta and in terraces up to 740 m in Rioja Alavesa.
Harvest
The grapes are hand-picked in 15 kg boxes, in small batches according to each small vineyard. The grapes are cooled in cold chambers for a few hours and then carefully sorted by hand cluster by cluster on a sorting table.
Vinification
This vintage was the catalyst for the creation of Atelier Gaudium, our new space for premium winemaking resulting from our research plan. Gravity-fed vatting, fermentation with indigenous yeasts in small steel, concrete, and wooden tanks, where we work on the subtlest nuances; malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels. All movements by gravity and with the utmost care.
Total time in barrel
18 months minimum in new barrels of fine-grained and extra-fine French oak, selected from the best forests, finished with a respectful medium toasting.
Ageing in bottle
2 years minimum before the launch date.
workspace_premium Awards
2021
Rioja Masters 2025 (Drinks Business) Gold medal
Proensa Guide 2026 100 points
Gourmets Guide 2026 98 points
2020
Tim Atkin Special Report 2025 95 points
Wines from Spain Awards 2025 (Germany) Gold medal
Rioja Masters 2024 (Drinks Business) Gold medal
Proensa Guide 2025 100 points
Gourmets Guide 2025 98 points
Decanter 2025 94 points
Peñín Guide 2025 93 points
ABC Guide 2025 95 points
Bacchus 2025 Gold
2019
Proensa Guide 2024 100 points
Gourmets Guide 2024 98 points
ABC Guide 202496 points
James Suckling 2023 94 points
Peñín Guide 2024 94 points
The Rioja Masters 2023 Gold medal
2018
Spanish Food Award Best red wine
Proensa Guide 2023 99 points
Gourmets Guide 2024 98 points
Rioja Special Report Tim Atkin 2023 96 points
James Suckling 2022 95 points
ABC Guide 2023 95 points
Peñín Guide 2022 94 points
New Wine Verema 2022 Gold medal
Bacchus International Contest 2023 Gold medal
2016
Proensa Guide 2021 99 points
Gourmets Guide 2021 99 points
Rioja Special Report Tim Atkin 2021 96 points
ABC Guide 2022 95 points
Decanter 2022 95 points
James Suckling 2022 92 points
2015
Proensa Guide 2020 100 points
El País Guide 2020 99 points
Gourmets Guide 2020 99 points
Rioja Masters 2019 (Drinks Business) Gold medal
Rioja Special Report Tim Atkin 2019 95 points
James Suckling 2020 94 points
2014
Gourmets Guide 2019 99 points
Proensa Guide 2019 99 points
El País Guide 2019 98 points
Rioja Masters 2018 (Drinks Business) Gold medal
Rioja Special Report Tim Atkin 201895 points
James Suckling 2020 92 points
Repsol Guide 2018 92 points
2012
Tempranillos al mundo 2016 Super Gold Tempranillo
El País Guide 2017 99 points
Gourmets Guide 2017 99 points
Proensa Guide 2017 99 points
Repsol Guide 2017 98 points
El Pais Guide 2018 99 points
Proensa Guide 2018 99 points
2009
Tempranillos al mundo 2015 Gold medal
Cinve 2015 Gold medal
Someliers Wine Awards 2015 Silver medal
Proensa Guide 2016 99 points
Gourmets Guide 2016 97 points
El Pais Guide 2016 98 points