Bodegas Moraza, Soplar Rioja 2023

Producer: Bodegas Moraza
Region: Rioja, Spain
Varietals: Tempranillo, Garnacha
Viticulture: Biodynamic
Category: Red Wine
Size: 750ml

Bodegas Moraza is in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, one of the first villages in Rioja Alta to be known exclusively for the high quality of the wines made within its medieval settings.  The village name means literally under the mountains, and indeed everywhere you look the towering mountains of Tolono - a part of the Sierra Cantabria - dominate the horizon.  The small town stands left of the Ebro, the river that crosses the vast Rioja region, and it is here, surrounded by vineyards, that the Moraza family built its winery six generations ago.  The family has been growing grapes and making wines since their beginning, and today it is run by the charismatic winemaker Janire Moraza.

The light and easy-going Soplar is made from Garnacha and Tempranillo grapes from numerous plots in Rioja Alta, around San Vicente de la Sonsierra and Ábalos, planted between 450-650m elevation. As all Moraza wines, biodynamic practices are observed and the wine is also certified organic. The terroir here is mainly clay and limestone soils. The wine ferments and ages in concrete.