Baron de Ley Finca Monasterio Rioja 2021 750ml

Made using Tempranillo and other grape varieties grown in our estate surrounding the Benedictine Monastery, which vineyard was planted in 1985. The Mediterranean climate, limited yield and calcareous gravel soils provide structure and complexity to our wines.

Aged for 18 months in new French-oak barrels and then for a further 6 months in 10,000-litre French-oak foudres. The size of the foudres reduces the wine’s contact with the wood, allowing for longer ageing, reducing the tannins and toasty oak aromas. This mixed ageing process results in rounded tannins, greater complexity and flawless fruit flavours.

An iconic wine, linked to our history, that pairs perfectly with grilled red meats, stews and game, a nod to the hunting hobby of the Sanz-Pastor family, the last inhabitants of the Finca before it became the Barón de Ley winery.

This red wine has a beautiful deep red colour with bright purple hues. It has a big rich perfumed seductive nose, offering rich aromas of black ripe fruits, liquorice and traces of roasted coffee and cream with spicy herbaceous tones. It displays black cherry fruit, warm spice and sweet oak on the palate with delicate toasted traces.