Spain, DO Ribera del Duero
Tinta Fina
Description
Its structure and elegance make it a wine to drink now and over the next 4 or 5 years Elaborated by gravity. Grape Variety: 100% Tinto fino (The local name for the tempranillo grape) Vineyard soil: sand and clay-limestone Age of vines: More than 20 years Harvesting: Picked by hand and placed in 15kg crates Maceration: destemmed before fermentation, 17 days maceration with pumping over three times per day at a temperature of 28ºC Malolactic fermentation: in barrel Aging: 15 months in American barrels and French barrels
Awards
93 pts Guia Penin
92 pts Tim Atkin
92 pts The Wine Advocate Points
Alcohol
14.5%