Vina Pedrosa - Ribera del Duero Reserva 2016

Vina Pedrosa - Ribera del Duero Reserva 2016

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"A great meld of fruit forward aromatics and oaky character is at play here. This shows a wide range of aromatic herbs and baking spices alongside ripe purple fruits. Imagine ripe black doris plums and black cherries being grilled on a BBQ, then tossed in a blackberry puree. Delicious!   Good acidity which helps to balance this out even further. Ready to drink but could easily do many more years in the cellar."

 

--------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.