"Extremely delicate and personal, this wine is very lively and has a long life ahead. Its extreme complexity, together with a solid and powerful structure, give it the elegance and power needed to grow even more in the bottle. Superb in all phases.
Description:
Variety: 100% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo).
Own vineyard.
Goblet pruned / Average age: 60 years.
Altitude: 840 m
Soil: clay-limestone.
Harvest: by hand. Average yield per hectare: 2,700kg
Ageing: 24 months in American and French oak barrels.
Resting in bottle: minimum 36 months.
Ideal storage and serving temperature:
Serving Temperature: 16-17 0C
12-15 years potential storage in optimal conditions of 13-14 0C
and 60% relative humidity, without temperature fluctuations.
Notes:
Look
Cherry red with intense garnet hints.
Smell
With enormous concentration, complexity and elegance, it stands out for its spicy, balsamic aromas such as menthol and incense, roasted coffee and mineral undertones.
Taste
Full and powerful in the mouth, it is excellently balanced due to the noble tannins that give it an elegant and silky feel.
Scores:
Guía Gourmets 97 points
Guía Peñín 94 points
Robert Parker 94 points"
--------THE PRODUCER--------
Vina Pedrosa
Viña Pedrosa’s story begins with Mauro Pérez and the lands that he loved and worked on throughout his life. He was a hard-working and innately intelligent man who taught his children to respect the land and take pride in their work. Today, the winery is on the vineyards that he left his family, in Pedrosa de Duero in the Spanish province of Burgos.
Believing deeply in the huge potential of the family vineyard, in 1980 the Pérez Pascuas siblings decided to found their own winery, pursuing their dream of making top quality wines and keeping the long tradition of winemaking alive.
Viña Pedrosa is now a robust and world-renowned venture involving two generations of enthusiastic wine connoisseurs who give their all to achieving the Bodegas Hermanos. Pérez Pascuas' goal: transform the fruits of the earth into the best possible wine.
--------THE GRAPE--------
Tempranillo
Tempranillo is one of the most important grape varietals in all of Spain where you might also know it as Tinto Fino - like it is in Portugal. Most notably it is the leading grape of Rioja's red blend where it was traditionally quite an oaky and spicy red wine. In Ribera del Duero, it arguably, comes into its own as it doesn't see as much oak so that you can truly get to see its lively red fruit flavours.
--------THE REGION--------
Ribera del Duero
Ribera del Duero is often seen as second fiddle to Rioja but we reckon it is has a very equal pegging in the realm of quality red wines. Like Rioja, Ribera del Duero makes solid red wines made from the Tempranillo grape varietal. As a generalisation the Ribera del Duero wines aren't as oaky and more fruit forward. They are for Burgundy lovers where Rioja is for Bordeaux fans.
