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handsome presentation of this label design comes from a historic
text found in the local Town Hall dating back to the 16th
century and refers to the Pago de Valdestremero all silk-screened
on the elegant bottle. The wine is made from 80% Tinto
Fino, 10% Cabernet
Sauvignon and 10% Merlot
from 15-30 year old vines all from their own Estate. Once
the grapes had been unloaded into the hoppers they passed
through a vibrating selection table and then through a low-revolution
destemmer and on to the fermentation tanks by means of gravity.
A cold maceration, to extract the maximum amount of aromas,
was first carried out at a low temperature of 8 deg.C for
3 to 5 days in the 19,000 litre fermentation tanks followed
by fermentation, at a temperature of 23 to 27 deg.C. A subsequent
maceration of the solids occurred for 15 to 20 days. Each
deposit has an automatic remontage system and in addition
the must is pumped over each day for colour extraction. The
malolactic fermentation took place partially in new French
oak barrels. The wine spent 12-14 months in French (Haute Futaie)
, Russian (Caucasus) and American (Missouri) oak barrels and racked every 6 months before being bottled in August 2009 without
cold stabilization, clarification or filtering. It was released in November 2010. Cork - natural
top quality cork 49/24. 13.5% Vol. Total production 158,117
bottles of 75cl and 2465 Magnums (150cl).
Intense dark cherry/deep purple in colour with crimson rim,
fine, elegant and toasted aromas reminiscent of crushed cherries, spices and cedar. Compact, dense blackberry fruit mingling with mineral and spicy tones on the palate, powerful and hearty,
well structured with velvety soft tannins on a very elegant
and lingering finish. The wine is ready for drinking now but
may be laid down and enjoyed in a few years’ time.
The IWSC 2007 - Bronze Award. Decanter & Ribera del
Duero tasting 2008 - awarded 3 stars. Guía Peñin
2010 (the most reputable of Spanish wine guides) - 90
points. El País: Carlos Delgado (one of the
best Spanish wine critics) - 9 points (out of 10)
Decanter World Wine Awards 2011 - Commended
Robert
Parker - awarded 91 points
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