Horizonte de Exopto Tinto 94 Wine Spectator La Rioja’s principal grape variety

La Rioja’s principal grape variety

The blackberry is accented by lovely floral notes of violets

often over notes of fresh almond

Pinot Noir grapes are harvested exclusively by hand when the berries reach the optimum level of ripeness

Horizonte de Exopto Tinto 94 Wine Spectator La Rioja’s principal grape varietyHorizonte Tinto is the first wine that they made in 2003. Its base is Tempranillo, La Riojas principal grape variety, but made in a different style, highlighting the clear intention to create wines which are more modern, intense, highly colored and with just the right amount of oak at the beginning there was only going to be one red wine, Exopto. After the first vintage, they thought they could do it better or at least differently hence the name