In the glass
Aroma: cassis, dark cherry, crushed stone, cedar
Palate: concentrated black fruit, graphite, mineral, ultra-silky tannins
Maria is the prestige single-vineyard label from Alonso del Yerro: concentrated cassis, graphite and mineral precision from a single old-vine parcel at Quintanilla de Onesimo, aged 20 months in new French oak under Derenoncourt's guidance.
What it pairs with
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Prime aged Castilian beef
The wine's concentration and fine tannins call for the fat and depth of properly aged beef. -
Roast venison with black cherry sauce
Cassis and graphite notes mirror the gamey venison and fruit-forward reduction. -
Black truffle tortilla
Graphite and mineral notes echo the truffle's earthy depth in the egg dish.
History
Maria is Alonso del Yerro's prestige single-vineyard label, named for a family member of the founding owners and produced from the estate's single finest old-vine parcel. Stephane Derenoncourt's influence is evident in the Bordeaux-influenced precision and structural elegance.
- 2007 — First Maria vintage from the estate's best single-vineyard parcel
Facts
- Producer
- Alonso del Yerro
- Grapes
- Tinto Fino
- Classification
- DO Ribera del Duero
- Oak
- 20 months in new French oak
- ABV
- 14.5%
- Price
- EUR 60-90 at retail
- Drinking window
- 10-22 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2007