EXOPTO La Mimbrera - Graciano
2022 • 750ml • 14.0%
- Spain > Rioja
- Graciano
- Rolling Stones - Paint it Black
This isn't red wine. It's black wine. Darker wine we'd be hard to name. Yet it has an inner elegance and comportment. Like an Anish Kapoor black, but of flavour.
COLIN'S NOTE
Graciano is usually a minor part of the Rioja grape blend so it's unusual to see it take a lead role.
IN SHORT
Old-vine Rioja with freshness and soul
Exopto
Exopto is the Rioja house you need to know. Founded in 2003 by Frenchman Tom Puyaubert, it’s all about bringing old vines back to life on the wild slopes of Sierra Cantabria and Monte Yerga. Think horse-drawn ploughs, hand work in the vineyard, and a mix of Tempranillo, Garnacha and Graciano from gnarly old bush vines. Tom’s mission is simple — make Rioja that’s honest, artisanal and a bit rebellious, with real personality in every bottle.
