In the glass
Aroma: dark cherry, blackcurrant, floral, cedar
Palate: concentrated dark fruit, mineral, fine tannins, herbal
A single-wine estate from La Horra producing an extractive, concentrated Tinto Fino with dark cherry, blackcurrant, herbal notes and a mineral backbone from the calcareous clay soils of the Burgos plateau.
What it pairs with
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Slow-roasted Castilian lamb
Concentrated dark fruit and firm structure match the full-flavoured lechazo. -
Grilled Iberico presa with romesco
Dense tannins and dark fruit suit the fat and smokiness of premium Iberico. -
Hard aged Manchego
The wine's firm mineral tannins pair with the crystalline texture of viejo Manchego.
History
Bodegas Vatan is a small La Horra estate producing a single prestige Tinto Fino from old-vine parcels on calcareous clay soils. The estate's reputation for extractive, age-worthy style has made it sought-after among Ribera collectors.
- 2006 — First Vatan Ribera del Duero vintage released from La Horra old vines
Facts
- Producer
- Bodegas Vatan
- Grapes
- Tinto Fino
- Classification
- DO Ribera del Duero
- Oak
- 18 months in French oak, mixed new and used
- ABV
- 14.5%
- Price
- EUR 40-65 at retail
- Drinking window
- 8-20 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2006