Red and black fruit with a perfectly ripened, notes of sweet red plums and cherries melded with floral notes with the strength of Cabernet. Clean and open. The oak is well balanced in the wine, showing sweet spices, with the terrior coming through combining with toasty oak aromas leading to a very attractive, elegant and fresh nose that won’t stop.
Tasting phase
A deep, luxurious and elegant wine. Sweet ripeness shines through while creamy, rounded tannins note the youngness in the wine. Deep and structured, very intense fruit flavors show throughout. A lingering finish shows notes of licorice and spice. Long finish.
grape varietals
Tempranillo (88%), Cabernet Sauvignon (7%), Merlot (4%) and Malbec (1%). Harvested from a variety of 120 vineyards throughout 32 towns in Ribera del Duero, all between 750 and 950 meters
harvest
The 2014 vintage year was relatively normal, somewhat cold in spring but a nice heat wave in September. It was a dry summer that had some rains in autumn, which elongated the harvest. The harvest began on September 28 with Tempranillo and ended on October 22 with Cabernet Sauvignon. While slightly longer due to interruptions due to rain, at the end the grapes came in without a problem.
aging
12 months in 225 liter French oak barrels, from selected forests. At the end of barrel aging, 40 different wines were produced with different characteristics, depending on the vineyard, varietal and oak with the final blend becoming this wine.
alcohol content
15 Vol.
bottling
Bottled in early April 2016.
Serving temperature
16ºC – 18ºC
D.O.
Ribera de Duero
winemaking
At the winery, all work was done with our gravity flow system. Once de-stemmed, the wine was fermented with the whole berries.
production
133,525 750 ml bottles and 1,740 1,500 ml bottles produced.
