In the glass
Aroma: cherry, plum, cedar, dried herbs
Palate: ripe red fruit, smooth tannins, cedar, balanced acidity
Terroir-focused Crianza from the small Hoyales de Roa estate on the Roa de Duero plateau, with cherry, plum and cedar from 12 months in French oak in a restrained, mineral style typical of the Burgos chalk-limestone.
What it pairs with
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Roast chicken with herbs and garlic
Medium body and red fruit match the mild, herb-fragrant roast bird. -
Grilled lamb cutlets
Classic Ribera pairing -- the wine's cherry and cedar complement the mild lamb. -
Cured jamon iberico with tomato bread
Fresh red fruit and balanced acidity complement the saline fat of iberico ham.
History
Bodegas Ribera del Pelayo occupies a small estate in Hoyales de Roa on the limestone plateau of the Roa de Duero sub-zone in Burgos province. The Crianza reflects the estate's focus on terroir expression from old Tinto Fino vines in this less commercially prominent corner of the appellation.
- 2008 — First Ribera del Pelayo Crianza from Hoyales de Roa old-vine estate
Facts
- Producer
- Bodegas Ribera del Pelayo
- Grapes
- Tinto Fino
- Classification
- DO Ribera del Duero
- Oak
- 12 months in French oak
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Price
- EUR 14-20 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3-9 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2008