Pesus

What it pairs with

• Whole roasted Castilian lamb
  Only the grandest regional dishes are a worthy match for this wine's scale and intensity.
• Wild game with dark berry sauce
  Earthy game and the wine's mineral depth create a profound pairing.
• Aged Manchego Viejo with truffle
  Concentrated cheese and truffle earthiness match the wine's mineral concentration.

How to serve Pesus

Allow 65 minutes from open to pour.

1. Open and decant. Open 60 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
2. Serve at 14-16°C. Cellar temperature (14-16°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
3. Glassware. Use a Burgundy bowl with a wide opening: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
4. Pair with. Whole roasted Castilian lamb, Wild game with dark berry sauce, Aged Manchego Viejo with truffle. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

History

Pesus was first produced in 1997 from the Sastre brothers' finest old-vine Tinto Fino plots at La Horra. In tiny production and released years after the harvest, it quickly attracted a cult following among Burgos-sector collectors.

1. 1997 — First vintage of Pesus produced from old Tinto Fino vines at La Horra

Facts

Producer

Bodegas Hermanos Sastre

Grapes

Tinto Fino (100%)

Classification

DO Ribera del Duero

Oak

22 months in new French oak barriques

ABV

14.5%

Price

€150-300 at retail

Drinking window

10-30 from vintage

First vintage

1997

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