Description
This single vineyard is planted entirely to Tempranillo at 900 meters of elevation. The grapes are hand-harvested, de-stemmed, and fermented with wild yeasts in a steel tank with 3 months of skin maceration. They are then raised for 12 months in 8-10 year-old French oak barriques. The wine is bottled without fining, filtration, or any addition of sulfur.
This bottling of Tempranillo is fairly classic in terms of flavors and aromas. There is that classic ripe black fruit, plum, tobacco leaf, vanilla, and oak character that Ribeira del Duero provides. But what sets this wine apart is its freshness. This pronounced acid, achieved at higher elevations, counterbalances the wine’s richness and elevated alcohol for an experience that is both silky and vibrant.
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