2020 Pujanza

Pujanza belongs to the modern style Riojas and also have the great advantage that the vineyards are high (the Pujanza Norte comes from one of the highest vineyards in the Rioja). This gives the wine the typical Rioja, but with a lot of elegance and freshness. The vineyards of Pujanza that are not bottled separately are blended in this Pujanza. From the 2020 vintage, the name and label. Previously, this wine was called the Hado. The grapes in this Pujanza come from the top vineyards of Bodegas Pujanza .

With the Pujanza, the house style of Bodegas Pujanza is represented and the new trend of Rioja with wines focused on the fruit in which the wood should not dominate. In addition, owner Carlos wants to have a wine that is accessible in terms of price and that has more than succeeded with the 2020 Pujanza.

Like the other wines from this vintage, the 2020 Pujanza is slightly lower in alcohol and has more freshness and acidity than the 2019. The Tempranillo grapes were fermented in stainless steel and aged for a year in barrique.

The 2020 Pujanza is a medium bodied, clean and serious wine. In the nose the wine is nicely ripe but certainly not overripe. Beautiful tones of wood and spices which are very well integrated in both the nose and the palate. In the mouth it has fine tannins that also give the wine a nice storage potential. This is a very good and honest Rioja with a more than excellent price-quality ratio.

Carlos San Pedro is the owner of Bodegas Pujanza who has an almost manic approach to producing wines of the highest level. Carlos' original idea was to produce a single vineyard from Laguardia, the capital of Rioja, with Pujanza. But as time went on it became clear that the terroirs of the vineyards were unique and different, so he changed his mind and decided to blend the uniqueness of the terroirs in the Hado. Carlos does not use external yeasts, and he consciously chooses to keep the amount of new wood low, but also to mature the wines longer in large (used) barriques. Bodegas Pujanza has approximately 30 hectares of vineyards, all of which are close to the beautiful Bodega. The vineyards are all between 600 (Cisma) and 720 meters (Norte) altitude.

92/100 Parker & 90/100 Suckling

FACT: Pujanza's white wines have been voted the best white wines of Spain by Decanter and Tim Atkins. In the 'Attachments' tab you will find the official fact sheet of this fine wine. We will automatically send it to you when you order this wine. The wine is stored in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to collect the wine you will often also receive a nice discount. You will see your discount immediately when you choose 'Collection' on the checkout page. We are located in Dordrecht, almost next to the A16 with ample parking. Click here for our address.