With ample experience in making and aging great wines dating back to 1964, Santiago Ijalba García left his position as general and technical manager in a historic Haro bodega to launch his own personal project. In 1998 under his newly-incorporated company Santiago Ijalba S.A., he created the VIÑA HERMOSA brand. The bodega is situated in the small town of Gimileo, close to Ollauri and a mere four kilometers from Haro, the “capital of Rioja wine” and his home town. Today, the family bodega already includes a new generation. Young Roberto Ijalba Pérez’s passion for oenological innovation and cutting-edge trends are beginning to make their mark on the bodega’s wines.

Website: www.santiagoijalba.com

Wines

Ogga Reserva

Vintage: 2001

Color: Dark ruby.

Varieties: 100% Tempranillo

Nose: Classy nose of scorched earth, cedar, spice box, cassis, and black cherry.

Mouth: Medium to full-bodied. Dense and full-flavored with gobs of spicy black fruits. Tannins are well-integrated and the finish is long and pure.

Winemaking: 17 months in French oak barrels and 3 months in American oak barrels.

Mutuo Cosecha Organic

Vintage: 2006

Color: Deep Cherry Color with black tones and a red rim

Varieties: 100%  Tempranillo

Nose: Blackberry aromas with liquorice and vanilla

Mouth: Complex and fruity character. Well balanced and full bodied

Winemaking: 5 months in new American oak

Mutuo Crianza Organic

Vintage: 2004

Color: Deep red color, with brick colored rims and a ruby hearth

Varieties: 85% Tempranillo, 10% Mazuelo and 5% Garnacha

Nose: Ripe black fruits and liquorice, with spices and vanilla

Mouth: Black fruits, well balanced, powerful and persistent

Winemaking: 15 months in new and year old American oak.

Jarrero Reserva

Vintage: 2004

Color: Deep black color with a red rim

Varieties: 100% Tempranillo

Nose: Spicy aromas and hints of balsamic

Mouth: Powerful, full bodied and well balanced. Dark black fruits.

Winemaking: 18 months in American oak

Jarrero Limited Edition

Vintage: 2004

Color: Deep cherry color, black tones and purple rims

Varieties: 100% Tempranillo

Nose: Ripe dark fruits

Mouth: Fresh dark fruits, silky and well balanced

Winemaking: Brief stay in French oak

Jarrero Crianza

Vintage: 2006

Color: Deep red-black color with a red rim

Varieties: 100% Tempranillo

Nose: Blackberry compote, vanilla and spices

Mouth: Notes of liquorice and herbs, firm tannins with a sweet edge to the powerful fruit

Winemaking: 14 months in American oak, with two separate racking processes

Jarrero Blanco

Vintage: 2008

Color: Pale yellow color, intense and bright

Varieties: 100% Viura

Nose: Fruity aromas with white floral notes

Mouth: Well structured, elegant acidity and a lengthy finish with a slightly sweet aftertaste

Winemaking: Made with late harvest Viura grapes, pressed with low pressure to prevent herbal notes and tannins, and fermented in stainless steel at low temperature to                                    preserve freshness

IREP

Vintage: 2004

Color: Deep black Bigarreau Cherry color, with black tones and a purple rim

Varieties: 100% Tempranillo

Nose: Dark mature fruits and mature red berries

Mouth: Complex tannins, powerful fruity character, well balanced and full bodied with a lengthy finish

Winemaking: Fermented in stainless steel temperature controlled tanks undergoing “remontage.” Aged in French oak barriques for 14 month before bottling.

Santalba

Vintage: 2004

Color: Beautiful and bright cherry color

Varieties: 100% Tempranillo

Nose: Powerful bouquet of dark red fruits

Mouth: Complex and very powerful red fruits, well balanced and full bodied.

Winemaking: Fermented in stainless steel temperature controlled tanks undergoing “remontage.” Aged in French, American and European oak barriques for 14 months

Nabot

Vintage: 2004

Color: Deep, intense black cherry color that stains the glass

Varieties: 100% Tempranillo

Nose: Potent bouquet of ripe black fruits, with hints of vanilla, almond, and balsamic notes

Mouth: Powerful on the attack, marked acidity, excellent structure, well balanced with a lengthy finish

Winemaking: Made from grapes of a single vineyard of over 70 years, harvested by hand to assure the highest quality. Pre-fermentation maceration at low a temperature                                    for three days before fermentation in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks. Aged 17 months in French, American and European oak barriques where                                  maloactic fermentation occurred