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Structure
Drinking window
Best 10 to 30 years from vintage.
vintage10 yrs30 yrs32 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
What it pairs with
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Whole roasted lamb
The wine's power demands the grandest Castilian occasion meats. -
Game birds with berry reduction
Gamey richness and dark berry sauce echo the wine's intense fruit and mineral core. -
Aged Manchego Viejo
Concentrated hard cheese is a worthy textural and flavour match.
How to serve Capellanes El Picon
Allow 65 minutes from open to pour.
- Open and decant. Open 60 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
- Serve at 14-16°C. Cellar temperature (14-16°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
- Glassware. Use a Burgundy bowl with a wide opening: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
- Pair with. Whole roasted lamb, Game birds with berry reduction, Aged Manchego Viejo. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
El Picon is the Pago de los Capellanes prestige wine, first produced with the 2001 vintage from the estate's finest old Tinto Fino plot of the same name, aged in new French oak and released only in exceptional years.
- 2001: El Picon first vintage produced from the named single-vineyard plot at Pedrosa de Duero
Facts
- Producer
- Pago de los Capellanes · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Tinto Fino (100%)
- Classification
- DO Ribera del Duero
- Oak
- 22 months in new French oak barriques
- ABV
- 14.5%
- Price
- €100-180 at retail
- Drinking window
- 10-30 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2001
Frequently asked about Capellanes El Picon
When should I drink Capellanes El Picon?
Drink 10-30 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
What food pairs with Capellanes El Picon?
Whole roasted lamb is the canonical pairing. Other strong matches include Game birds with berry reduction and Aged Manchego Viejo. The wine's power demands the grandest Castilian occasion meats.
What grapes are in Capellanes El Picon?
The blend is Tinto Fino (100%). The wine is classified as DO Ribera del Duero.
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