There is also a red 2014 Horizonte de Exopto, in this case mostly Tempranillo with 10% each Garnacha and Graciano. It is a blend of a dozen plots of old vines, since this vintage is exclusively from the village of ábalos in Rioja Alta, close to Haro (the Garnacha before was from Rioja Baja), which is a cooler terroir. It fermented in cement vats with a short post-fermentative maceration (one week). Half of the wine fermented in 600-liter demi-muids and the rest in barriques for one year. This is a lot more austere, from a cool vintage, a cool terroir and mostly Tempranillo from the classical Haro zone, with slower oxygenation and less tannins, as they used larger barrels. So the wine comes through as serious, still a little marked by the aging in oak with a spicy character. The palate is very balanced, with sophisticated tannins and great balance. There is a sense of harmony and elegance that I like very much. This could be the prototype of serious, straight wine from Haro. Classical or modern? This is just great Rioja. 10,000 bottles were produced and filled in December 2015.
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