This week we recommend, thanks to Vinum Menorca, a very special red wine. It is the Eneldo Rioja monovarietal from Tempranillo, with 12 months of aging in French and American oak, it is an elegant, well-structured and complex wine. The ripe fruit of the Tempranillo variety is perfectly complemented by the influence of the wood, giving it depth and great harmony. It is vinified at Bodegas y Viñedos Eneldo, in Haro and belongs to the DOQ La Rioja.

Tasting

View: Intense red color, with bright violet tones, which reflect the youth and concentration of the wine. It has a medium-high layer and remarkable cleanliness, with clear visibility that denotes good quality.

Nose: Complex and elegant, with a clear expression of the Tempranillo variety. Aromas of ripe black fruits such as cherries, blackberries and plums are detected, which provide a fruity intensity characteristic of the variety. The influence of the 12-month aging in French and American oak is manifested with subtle spicy notes of vanilla, cinnamon and cloves, and a slight sensation of smoke and tobacco that comes from the French oak. The whole is balanced, with great depth.

Mouth: In the mouth, the wine is full and structured. The tannins are soft but firm, providing a velvety and pleasant texture. The well-balanced acidity stands out, keeping the wine fresh and dynamic. The ripe fruit merges perfectly with the nuances of wood, such as vanilla and coconut, which are derived from the American oak, while the spicy and slightly toasted touches of the French oak add complexity and a creamy touch.

Pairing

It is an ideal wine to pair with red meats, game, pasta dishes with sauce or cured cheeses, as well as fish and cod dishes.

As a good wine from La Rioja, it will pair well with grilled or baked lamb, as well as beef and pork in caliu, as well as grilled or baked rabbit accompanied by garlic and oil.

Game dishes such as thrushes with salmon, partridges with cabbage, cegues in a coc, rice with field rabbit, raw rice with quails, thrushes and tudons or a partridge pie.

It will accompany a meat macaroni, a pork macaroni with mushrooms, macaroni with rabbit, noodles with ratjada or with gató.

Ideal for sharing a table of cured and aged cheeses from Menorca, in addition to the semis and goat and sheep cheeses made by, for example, Es Tonedor or Torretrencadeta, among others.