Vina Pedrosa - 'Cepa Gavilan' Crianza Ribera del Duero 2017

Vina Pedrosa - 'Cepa Gavilan' Crianza Ribera del Duero 2017

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"This is a wine with great intensity of character. It has an immediate spice dominated nose with clove and baked vanilla pod alongside of spicy red fruit flavours. It warms up to give a slight balsamic note with boysenberry jam and blackberry puree. The palate is textural with medium, yet soft, tannins which helps to keep it all together. A surprising amount of class and concentration for this price point."

 

--------THE PRODUCER--------

Vina Pedrosa

Vina Pedrosa is a fairly young winery in the grand scheme of things in Spain. They are located in the famous region of Ribera del Duero and only officially started producing wines on a commercial scale in 1980. Before then the vineyards were owned by Mauro Pascuas for basic purposes but never for business. It was in 1980 when his three sons picked up the ropes and have ever since been making top quality reds in Ribera del Duero.

 

--------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.