In the glass
Aroma: dark cherry, cassis, cedar, dried herbs
Palate: concentrated red and dark fruit, cedar spice, firm tannins, mineral
Portia's mid-premium Reserva: concentrated dark cherry, cassis and cedar from 16 months in French oak, showing the Gumiel de Izán terroir in a more structured, age-worthy style than the entry Prima.
What it pairs with
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Slow-roasted suckling pig
Firm structure and concentrated dark fruit balance the richness of Castilian cochinillo. -
Grilled lamb ribs with garlic aioli
Cedar and dark fruit match lamb ribs and the richness of aioli. -
Manchego curado
Firm tannins and dark fruit pair with medium-cured sheep's cheese.
History
Ebeia is Portia's Reserva tier, named for the ancient Iberian settlement near Gumiel de Izán. It spends 16 months in French oak and represents the estate's expression of greater concentration and structure from its best Tinto Fino parcels.
- 2012 — First Portia Ebeia vintage released as the estate's Reserva tier
Facts
- Producer
- Bodegas Portia
- Grapes
- Tinto Fino
- Classification
- DO Ribera del Duero
- Oak
- 16 months in French oak
- ABV
- 14.5%
- Price
- EUR 25-38 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5-14 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2012