The
Eguren family has grown and vinified wine in Castilla - specifically
in Rioja - since the 1870s. Their properties include Sierra Cantabria
in Rioja and Numanthia in the Toro region.
Codice
is 100% Tempranillo grown on Finca La Mota, a 25 hectare (61 acre)
southwest-facing vineyard at 2700 feet above sea level. The soils
here are composed of chalk and clay. The vines are planted in the
traditional vaso (bush) and cabeza (head-trained) systems.
Fermentation
is temperature-controlled and the wine ages for 6 months in barriques
of French and American oak.
2006
Codice earned 89 points from Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellars:
