EXOPTO La Mimbrera Coupage Tradiconal
2022 • 750ml • 14.5%
- Spain > Rioja
- Tempranillo (70%), Garnacha (25%), Viura (5%)
- Osso buco on a bed of polenta
Dark, sultry and fragrant with spices and dark fruits. There's an indefinable elegance at this wine's core and it speaks more of its origin than cellar methods or grape varieties.
COLIN'S NOTE
Vines for this wine are over 100 years old in a very special, limestone-rich plot in Ábalos. Aged in French oak barrels or 14 months and then 6 months in terracotta amphora. The top wine chez Exopto.
IN SHORT
Exopto’s iconic, old-vine, elegant masterpiece
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.
