YJAR 2017

Rioja DOCa

Issus d'une sélection de 3,8 hectares seulement, Yjar est un tout grand Rioja.
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99.80 / bouteille

Momentanément épuisé

YJAR en quelques mots

Travaillé en secret pendant plus de 50 ans pour restaurer cette propriété, la Famille Rodriguez Hermandorea démontre son intérêt pour son histoire et travaille sans relâche pour ses terres. Né d’un fabuleux terroir de 3,8 hectares seulement, Yjar a tout d’un «Grand Cru». Élaboré par le célèbre œnologue Telmo Rodriguez, Yjar est produit à partir de ceps de tempranillo et de grenache. Il est élevé exceptionnellement 30 mois en foudres et barriques de chêne français.

Dans la presse

The new top-of-the-range is the 2017 Yjar, a difficult name in most languages, selected because the property used to be managed by the Duque de Híjar—this is just a different spelling. It's a red produced with Tempranillo and a significant amount of Garnacha grapes from selected soils from Remelluri. It's a wine that transcends the vintage, with spicy notes, a complex and changing nose, really harmonious, serious, with super sleek tannins, seamless with a polished mouthfeel with a chalky finish. This is a separate project and with a different style from Remelluri (closer, perhaps, to the style of the personal wines from Telmo Rodríguez. It's a wine that will be sold through the Place de Bordeaux, the result of their understanding of the soils from the property, something they knew empirically but for which they now have a more scientific explanation. It feels younger and less developed than the classical wines from Remelluri. It matured mostly in foudre, and there is no trace of oak; the wine feels very young, clean and modern. It's a great effort for a challenging year.

www.robertparker.com
19 août 2021

Very ripe red with plums, figs, dark chocolate, walnuts and cloves. Full-bodied with round and layered tannins that show ripeness and intensity. Fruit-forward, but formed and powerful. Plush and high-toned. Savory finish. From 3.8 hectares of vineyards. It’s a field blend of tempranillo, graciano, garnacha, granegro and rojal. Shows the ripeness of the vintage with structure and freshness. Crazy wine. Outstanding first bottling of this wine, with global distribution only through negociations in Bordeaux. Better after 2025.

James Suckling
6 septembre 2021

Fiche de cave

YJAR 2017

Informations techniques

Millésime
2017
Couleur
Rouge
Format
bouteille
Degré d'alcool
13.5%
Température de service
16-19°C
Maturité
A maturité
Conservation
Nous recommandons de boire ce vin avant 2028
Cépages
Grenache
Tempranillo
Carinena
Grenache blanc
Graciano
Pays d'origine
Espagne
Région
Rioja
Appellation
Rioja
Points
97 Vinum

97 James Suckling

96 Parker

Référence
050.194.2017.ca3bt