What it pairs with
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Grilled lamb with thyme
The wine's minerality and dark fruit work with herb-grilled lamb. -
Roast pork with black garlic
The wine's structure supports the richness of roasted pork with fermented garlic. -
Aged Manchego with honey
The contrast of salt and sweet against the wine's mineral fruit is a classic Spanish pairing.
History
Cuesta de las Liebres is a single-vineyard Tinto Fino from the slope named for the hares (liebres) that live on the estate hillside. It was introduced in 2008 to showcase the minerality of a specific cooler parcel.
- 2008 — Cuesta de las Liebres first vintage, showcasing the named single-vineyard slope
Facts
- Producer
- Pago de Carraovejas
- Grapes
- Tinto Fino (100%)
- Classification
- DO Ribera del Duero
- Oak
- 16 months in French oak
- ABV
- 14.5%
- Price
- €60-100 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5-18 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2008