Tentenublo
Tentenublo
Rioja, Spain
Tentenublo
COUNTRY
Spain
REGION
Rioja
sub Region
Rioja Alavesa
Appellation
Rioja DOP
Climate
Mediterranean
WineMaker
Roberto Oliván Iglesias
FARMING PractICes
Organic
WEBSITE / SOCIAL
http://www.tentenublo.com
The History
Roberto Oliván Iglesias has been farming his 8ha family estate, Tentenublo, in the high, wind-swept Basque country of the Rioja Alavesa since 2011. Roberto is one of the leading relics of Rioja more interested in making extraordinary wines from single sites rather than volume blends.
Tentenublo, despite its relatively small size, can be described as a collection of several distinct microclimates with 15-70 year old vines spread throughout 22 individual parcels in the foothills of the Cantabria mountains, at altitudes ranging from 450-650 meters. The estate is planted mainly to classic red and white Rioja varieties including Tempranillo, Garnacha and Viura.
The Philosophy
Working organically, using native yeast fermentation, and limited sulphur, Roberto draws upon Rioja’s long-established protocol of barrel aging (working mainly with French oak), to craft deeply personal wines of substance and character. He is deeply attached to Viñaspre, a hamlet in the district of the wine region of Lanciego on the foothills at the eastern end of the Sierra Cantabria Mountains at an altitude of over 600m above sea level.
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