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Torremorón Tempranillo Ribera del Duero
Year
2009
2009
Varietal
Tempranillo
Tempranillo
Style
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Origin
Spain
Spain
Pairing
Meat
Meat
$12.00 $10.20 per bottle
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Origin
Ribera del Duero, a high-plains region in central Spain,
has been one of the driving forces of the Spanish
wine revolution of the last 20 years. Its best wines
are emblematic of the new Spain: they are thoroughly
modern and highly crafted but still taste of their place
of origin. Ribera’s altitude brings warm days and cool
nights, while dry-farmed vines reach deep into the
chalky clay soils for water and nutrients. Ribera’s reds
are made with Tinto Fino, the local name for Spain’s
noble grape Tempranillo, known for creating full-bodied
wines that typically lack harsh, drying tannins. Pairings
Lamb and pork are the classic accompaniments
to
Tempranillo-based
wines,
and
the Torremorón
is an excellent
partner
to
both. With
deep, juicy fruit
flavors,
fresh acidity and moderate
tannins,
it will stand
up to
hearty roasts,
chops
and pastas
with meat ragouts.
Dishes
incorporating rosemary,
thyme
and
oregano are natural matches
for
this
Tempranillo.Decant for one hour; serve at cool room temperature (62°F).
Winemaker
Bodegas Torremorón was founded in
1957 and was the evolving collaboration
of 57
winegrowers who had all
been
cultivating
their own land and
competing
against one another in what
was,
at that time, a fairly depressed
wine
market. Over the years, other
top-quality
growers were invited
to
join
as the project found its groove.
Greater
success
allowed the group to
completely
rebuild their winemaking
facility
in 1990, renewing equipment
and
introducing cutting-edge
winemaking
techniques
to
allow them to
get the
most
out of their vines, which average
between
20 and 50 years of age. The Wine
The Ribera del Duero is renowned
for making typically structured, dense
Tempranillo, but nonetheless finding
the elegance in what can otherwise be a
somewhat burly varietal. This wine is a
good expression of that balance, showing
an immense depth of fruit, while
offering
an earthy undertone,
a typically
dusty finish and a firm, tannindriven
structure. Its fruit notes
run
from
blackcurrant to
baked plum, with
highlights
of sandalwood, violet and
cinnamon.
Ribera wines are famously
long-lived
and this wine is young; an
hour
in a decanter
will help soften
it for
early
consumption. Recently Viewed :
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