REGION | Spain, Castile and Leon, Ribera del Duero |
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VARIETAL | Tempranillo |
TYPE | Red Wine |
SIZE | 750ml |
ABV | 15.0% |
List price: | $70.99 |
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Sale price: | $53.99 |
You save: | $17.00 (24%) |
Notes | |||
"There is a change in the air at Hacienda Monasterio under winemaker Peter Sisseck who has declared the era of high alcohol over. The chalky soils where the vineyards of Hacienda Monasterio are located have no difficulty making powerful wines but harnessing the terroir to make balanced wines requires a tremendous effort in the vineyard matching yields to vintage. Organic farming followed by a strict selection of fruit certainly helps. In the cellar, Peter has started employing increasingly higher proportions of stems, is moving towards a more gentle maceration, and is employing more larger and more seasoned French oak barrels. The cuvée, formerly known as Crianza, is a blend of Tempranillo with about 10-15% Cabernet Sauvignon and smaller portions of Merlot and Malbec." —winemaker Wine Anthology Team Review-Wonderfully crafted and executed Ribera del Duero, this is old world craftmanship at it's best! Delivers from start to finish. Enjoy with a hearty Spanish Beef stew or a perfectly grilled Chuleton.Cheers! |
Critical Acclaim | |||
"The 2019 Hacienda Monasterio is floral, aromatic and precise, showing good but contained ripeness, with 15% alcohol. It's a similar blend as in previous years—80% Tinto Fino, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot and 2% Malbec. This is the first vintage they used their new 10,000-liter oak vat, so there are more lots fermented separately and then blended to create this cuvée that shows very good balance, juiciness, concentration, structure and power but with freshness and balance. Their idea is to gradually replace the Merlot with Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon, but that's going to be a slow process. They have 12 different soils classified on the property, and in 2019 they selected different soils for each wine, something that was not done in 2017; there will be more changes in this direction in the future. 182,666 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2021." —Wine Advocate |
Attributes | Meat | Cheese | Other |
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Tempranillo | chicken in tomatoes, lamb stew, veal scaloppini, quail or squab | Asiago, Cheddar, Havarti, or Manchego | tomato sauces, Spanish dishes, or tapas |