Cosme Palacio Crianzais a red wine made byBodegas Palaciowith theTempranillovariety in theD.O.Ca. Rioja.

Palaciois known as a pioneer winery for introducing the bases of modern wine to theD.O.Ca. Rioja. It is run byCosme Palacio Bermejillo, an entrepreneur who took over the family winery in 1894 to make it the most advanced inRioja Alavesa. He is still working today with his philosophy that tradition and modernity go hand in hand.

TheCosme Palacio Crianzagrapes come from old vines of over 40 years old that are planted in clay-calcareous soils at an altitude of over 600 metres above sea level. The grapes are manually collected in 15 kg boxes and the fruit is selected in the vineyard.

Once theCosme Palacio Crianzagrapes reach the winery, they are destemmed but not crushed, and then undergo a long maceration. It then ferments in stainless steel tanks with automatic temperature control, pump overs and micro-oxygenation. Malolactic fermentation takes place in French oak barrels. Aging happens over 12 months in new 225-litre French oak barrels. The wine is then refined in the bottle for a minimum of 12 months before it is launched on the market.