What it pairs with
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Roast lamb shoulder
The wine's ripe fruit and firm structure are a textbook match for slow-roasted Castilian lamb. -
Grilled ribeye with herb butter
Dark fruit and cedar in the wine amplify charred beef and fresh herbs. -
Aged Manchego Curado
Semi-aged hard cheese mirrors the wine's structure and fruit depth.
History
Malleolus was launched in 1999 as the Emilio Moro estate's prestige level wine, taking its name from the Latin diminutive of Tempranillo ('small mallet', referring to the grape cluster shape). It draws on the oldest and best-positioned Tinto Fino parcels across the estate.
- 1999 — Malleolus first vintage produced from selected old Tinto Fino vines
Facts
- Producer
- Bodegas Emilio Moro
- Grapes
- Tinto Fino (100%)
- Classification
- DO Ribera del Duero
- Oak
- 16 months in French oak barriques
- ABV
- 14.5%
- Price
- €30-55 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5-18 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1999