#Filtering our young #wine today, ready for bottling tomorrow. Am going to throw in this barrel of "Fun Red" for a touch more #Garnacha, and to have an extra 290 bottles or so.
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Always nice to have visitors at #BodegasObalo, like Jeff and Ginny from North Carolina.
We had a lovely chat and the views have to be some of the best in #Rioja
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Decided to rack one of our 2025s today. It's been in the same tank since November and was starting to taste a bit onioney. I quite like a bit of #lees-ageing and a hint of reduction in #Tempranillo, but you need to keep an eye on it, you don't want it to be come permanent.
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Fun little #barrel tasting today.
The same wine 2025 Pressings has been in 3 #newoak barrels since 21st November 2025.
#Cadus / #Etna / #Martín
Quite different pricing on the barrels, so need to see how things are working out.
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The great thing about working for a multi-regional #wine producer is that we get to taste some fun wines for dinner and I could get a 2nd opinion on our own #BodegasObalo #singlevineyard #Mondiate 2025 red from a diverse range of wine professionals.
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Pretty happy with how this #Ábalos #VillageWine is turning out. I thought perhaps I'd picked it a bit too soon (looking for lower alcohols and harvesting logistics), but it seems to be coming round, in concrete and old oak at least. The jury's still out on the new oak.
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Filled our last new barrels today.
This represents 12% #newoak in a wine destined for #Reserva. #Taransaud are classy French oak and never fail and the other two are from local cooperage #Quercus, the result of a big taste-off down there in the spring.
#Rioja #barrels #oak #BodegasObalo
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Some action shots from today's #wine #tasting.
Having a good look at the 2025s, seeing what worked well and what we need to focus on going forwards.
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Got a fun #winetasting lined up today with an external consultant. Want to look at possible blends for 2023 and 2024 and assess the 2025 vintage in general.
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In good company - showing #BodegasObalo #wines and others from our group companies at the #Peñín #winefair in #Madrid.
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Firey #sunrise this morning, looking south east from #BodegasObalo #Rioja. If you look carefully you can see new snow on Serradero / Moncalvillo to the right.
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Different #newoak options at #BodegasObalo #Rioja.
The #Martín is a local cooper with American staves and French heads, whereas the #Etna is American oak, toasted with (I think) volcanic stones instead of over a fire. Both quite economic options, let's see how they work out.
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Very happy with our #rosado this year. Ultra early-picked #Tempranillo, 12.9% alcohol, starting to show red apples and other crunchy red fruits. Going to rack it now with a brl component and light lees to its final tank and let it over-winter and settle out.
#BodegasObalo #Rioja.
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Looking at some early #Rosado blending. I've got 10,200L in stainless, 450L (2 barrels) in 2 year old oak, 450L in 1 year old American and 450L in new American. Looking at the best way of blending a more complex #rosé which can also age a little.
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Hard at work, putting some of our #BodegasObalo #wines in front of a diverse range of global wine professionals at the #DOCaRioja #WineCamp event.
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Just blended up our 2024 #Blanco at #BodegasObalo #Rioja. A blend of Viura and Chardonnay, I'm pretty happy with it. Has been a year in a range of barrels, including Acacia and also concrete. 12.7% alcohol, fruity and complex.
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The glamour of #winemaking. Breakfast of 2 week old #Tempranillo at 8am. Trying to work out what to do with our remaining 2025 reds #BodegasObalo #Rioja
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Working on a Saturday, must be harvest time.
Grapes all in this week, now focussing on the #ferments. This was the first wine aimed at #Crianza that we did, already pressed off. Will need to spend at least a year in 225L oak barrel to make the grade.
#Winemaking #BodegasObalo #Rioja #Wine #Vino
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Yes correct, at #BodegasObalo #Rioja
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At #BodegasObalo ?!?
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All #winemakers know the feeling!
End of #harvest at #BodegasObalo #Rioja.
Of course there's loads still to do, BUT, last grape is the key milestone.
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