Jaun de Alzate is our most traditional wine line but adapted to modern tastes. In 1982, my father, Luis, decided to label the bottles of his wines that he was already selling. In addition, driven by his forward-looking spirit, he made the effort to start ageing its wines in American oak barrels and completing his young wines with Crianzas, Reservas and Gran Reservas.
The name Jaun de Alzate comes from the 1922 novel of the same name by Pío Baroja, “The Legend of Jaun de Alzate”, where the adventures of this characteristic nobleman are narrated.
This brand embodies the legacy we have inherited from my parents and grandparents, a wine that tells the story of a special land, where everything is done naturally and in harmony with the environment. It is a wine loaded with the knowledge and tradition of those who came before us and that transmits it to us through its flavor. Jaun de Alzate is the perfect counterpoint to our other line of more modern and experimental wines, Polus.
The grapes used to make this wine, Tempranillo, Graciano and Mazuelo, come from our own vineyards in Rioja Alavesa. After a manual harvest, using traditional winemaking processes, we obtain this wine.
At its birth it is a young red wine with character, which throughout its aging in American oak barrels, gives way to other more complex wines: semi-crianza, crianza, reserva and gran Reserva.
YOUNG
Taste this carefree young wine of intense color, very fruity and elegant on the nose, fresh and powerful on the palate.
Ready to enjoy, it will remind you of harvest and party aromas. Made with grapes from our youngest vineyard, over 20 years old, it is the freshness of the latest harvest.
- Type of wine: Young red.
- Variety: Tempranillo 90%, Graciano 5%, Mazuelo 5%.
- Alcoholic graduation: 13,5 % Vol.
- Ageing: Not available.
- Consumption Temperature: 18ºC.
- Capacity: 750ml.
SELECTED VINTAGE
If you are looking for youth and aging, try this wine. You will find harmony between the present fruit and the elegance of its 5 months aging. Its complexity between the ripe fruit and the toasted and spicy incipient of the wood, make it an appropriate wine to enjoy it alone or to accompany pleasant meals. It comes from our 45-year-old vineyards planted on gentle slopes.
- Type of wine: Red wine from selected harvest.
- Variety: Tempranillo 90%, Graciano 5%, Mazuelo 5%.
- Alcoholic graduation: 14 % Vol.
- Ageing: 5 months in American oak barrels.
- Consumption temperature: 18ºC.
- Capacity: 750ml.
CRIANZA
The power of the 45-year-old grape and the finesse of its time in oak achieve a balance that is expressed in each of its bottles.
It is an expressive wine, with character, which polishes its nuances during the 6 months of resting in the bottle before being sold.
- Type of wine: Red Crianza.
- Variety: Tempranillo 90%, Graciano 5%, Mazuelo 5%.
- Alcoholic graduation: 14 % Vol.
- Aging: 14 months in American oak barrels and 6 months in bottle.
- Tª Consumption: 18ºC.
- Capacity: 750ml.
RESERVA
Only certain vintages and from our oldest vineyards of 75 years old. After a selection in the field at the time of harvesting, we slowly elaborate the wine that will later enter the barrel to begin its aging. The contribution of the wood will add complexity to the wine, making infinite memories of aromas and flavors retained in our memory.
This is a wine for long drinks, contested discussions and long after lunch chat shows that will never cease to amaze us with how lively this Reserva can be.
- Type of wine: Reserve red wine. Only certain vintages.
- Variety: Tempranillo 90%, Graciano 5%, Mazuelo 5%.
- Alcoholic graduation: 14 % Vol.
- Ageing: 24 months in American oak barrels and 18 months in bottle.
- Consumption temperature: 18ºC.
- Capacity: 750ml.
GRAN RESERVA
Selecting among the Reservas of excellent vintages, we choose the wines to which we ask for patience.
Patience to remain in barrel for 30 months acquiring fine notes of coffee, tobacco, spices, balsamic…
Patience during the 36 months in the bottle, where the rest will polish the power of the tannins in search of harmony and elegance.
The result is a subtle, fine, complex, lively and expressive wine.
- Type of wine: Gran Reserva red. Only certain vintages.
- Variety: Tempranillo 90%, Graciano 5%, Mazuelo 5%.
- Alcoholic graduation: 13,5 % Vol.
- Ageing: 30 months in American oak barrels and 36 months in bottle.
- Consumption temperature: 18ºC.
- Capacity: 750ml.