What it pairs with
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Slow-roasted lamb shoulder
Slow-cooked lamb and the wine's dark fruit and mineral notes complement each other. -
Wild mushroom and lentil stew
Earthy legume stew and the wine's mineral and herb register are a rustic match. -
Aged Manchego
Hard sheep's milk cheese and the wine's structure create a balanced pairing.
History
El Nogal (named for the walnut tree on the vineyard) is a second single-vineyard cuvee from Pago de los Capellanes, positioned in quality and oak regime between the estate Reserva and the prestige El Picon. First produced in 2003.
- 2003 — El Nogal first vintage produced from the named single-vineyard parcel
Facts
- Producer
- Pago de los Capellanes
- Grapes
- Tinto Fino (100%)
- Classification
- DO Ribera del Duero
- Oak
- 18 months in French oak barriques
- ABV
- 14.5%
- Price
- €55-90 at retail
- Drinking window
- 8-20 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2003