“Balance” would be the word to qualify this specific Vintage.
This vintage is marked by the frosts in the spring, and for the large water shortage that led us to a very early harvest.
The main characteristic of this year was the lack of rainfall in spring and a mild summer wich gave a uniform and total ripening.
On the Rioja region, it has been mainly a dry year with a mild summer, with some showers which covered the spring waterless period and without excessive warm weather, giving a slow ripening of the grapes.