Luberri Maceración Carbónica 2025

Luberri Maceración Carbónica is a young red from Bodegas Luberri in Rioja Alavesa, blending Tempranillo with a small share of Viura. It is made by the traditional Rioja Alavesa method of carbonic maceration, the technique behind the region's fresh, fruit driven joven reds. Whole uncrushed bunches go into stainless steel tanks filled with carbon dioxide, and fermentation begins inside each intact grape rather than in the juice. This intracellular fermentation builds vivid berry aroma and very fine tannin, while the weight of the fruit gradually breaks the lower clusters to start a more conventional ferment. The Rioja Alavesa sits below the Sierra de Cantabria on calcareous clay soils, with the range tempering the heat and sheltering the vines from the northerly wind, which keeps acidity fresh. The wine pours a bright purple. The nose is floral and full of ripe blackberry and raspberry, and the palate is light, juicy and supple with very little grip, finishing clean. Serve cool at 13 to 14 degrees, even lightly chilled in summer. It suits charcuterie and roast pork, grilled chicken, baked salmon and a mushroom tart.