What it pairs with
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Roast lamb shoulder
Concentrated dark fruit and firm tannins match slow-roasted Castilian lamb. -
Grilled ribeye with garlic
The wine's structure and dark fruit are ideal with charred beef and garlic. -
Aged Manchego
Firm sheep's milk cheese and the wine's mineral and dark fruit notes create balance.
History
Malabrigo is Bodegas Cepa 21's premium selection, introduced in 2005 from the estate's oldest and most selected Tinto Fino plots at Pesquera de Duero. It represents a step up in concentration and oak from the estate Cepa 21.
- 2005 — Malabrigo first produced from selected old Tinto Fino parcels at Pesquera de Duero
Facts
- Producer
- Bodegas Cepa 21
- Grapes
- Tinto Fino (100%)
- Classification
- DO Ribera del Duero
- Oak
- 18 months in new French oak barriques
- ABV
- 14.5%
- Price
- €40-70 at retail
- Drinking window
- 8-20 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2005