Conde de San Cristobal Ribera del Duero Crianza 2020

Elegant and powerful with a lot of personality.

Tempranillo (Aragonez, Tinta Fino, Tinta Roriz)

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Red Fruit and Black Fruit, Sweet Spice and Leather / Earthy

BODY: Medium +
DRYNESS: Dry
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Medium +
ALCOHOL (%): Pronounced (12-14%)

Origin: Castilla y Leon (Ribera del Duero, Toro, Rueda & More), Spain

Grape Varietals:
Tempranillo (Aragonez, Tinta Fino, Tinta Roriz)

Winemaking:
Organic and Vegan Friendly
Destemmed and Crushed

Maturation: 7-12 Months Oak Barrels

Awards:

La Guia Penin Excellent 90-94pts

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Lamb chops, charcuterie

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Tandoori lamb, vension hot plate, lamb skewers

Marqués de Vargas Family Wines & Estates

Since it's inception in 1840, the family has kept it's passion in Frech Châteaux driven winemaking tradition & philosophy. Today, it's brand portfolio includes not only Rioja, but also other regions in Spain like Galicia & Ribera del Duero

Description

Conde de San Cristóbal Ribera del Duero Crianza 2020

Grape Varietals & Region: 100% Tempranillo. The estate is comprised from 7 different types of soils & micro- climates: sandy-loam, limestone-loam, clay, loam with layers of marl, sandy-clay, chalky-clay and river alluvial soils. The age of vines varies between 15 and 35 years.

Taste Profile: Conde de San Cristóbal Ribera del Duero Crianza is clean and bright. This red stands out for its intense, deep and persistent nose. It is fresh and lively with fruit driven flavours like berries and plums. Round on the palate, with velvety mouthfeel and well-balanced acidity and a smooth touch of oak.

Winemaking Process: Grapes are carefully classified on the selection table, then a low-revolution destemmer is employed, grapes are consequently transferred to the 22,500 kg fermentation tanks by means of gravity. A cold maceration is carried out at a low temperature (8ºC) for a period of 3-5 days which is followed by the alcoholic fermentation, lasting between 9 and 12 days at controlled temperatures (20-24°C). Finally, the wine undergoes a long maceration of the solids for 15- 20 days. 10 to 12 months in French oak barrels from different coopers, with subtle to medium-toast level

Elegant & Structured Reds

From Barolo to Bordeaux, these wines are steeped in tradition. The style covers a broad spectrum of flavor profiles, but tend to be elegant and structured and can be cellared for a long time.

These wines often have savoury tones of earth, bell pepper, tobacco, cassis, and are often medium to full bodied, with long finish & structured palattes

Malolactic fermentation

MLF is a process that results in reduction in acidity & the production of buttery texture & taste profile, often applied to more bodied styles of red & white wines
While not all creamy whites or rich fruity reds undergo MLF, and can adopt similar profiles from barrel ageing,