Condado de Haza Ribera del Duero Crianza 2007
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Selected from our own vineyards located in Roa and La Horra at 800 metres altitude.
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2007 was a great vintage throughout ribera del duero
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Sourced from a phenomenal private cellar
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1 or more bottles$30.99
Editors notes
Condado de Haza, part of the Pesquera group, focuses its production on a hillside vineyard of gravel and limestone, planted towards the end of the 1980's by Alejandro Fernández. The vines tend to give wines of great concentration and aging potential — like this intense Tempranillo with mineral aromas and surprisingly fresh cherry scents. The delicious fruit bathes in tannins as firm as steel. Give this five years in the cellar for that structure to mellow.
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Spain
Spain is definitely one of the new-world players to keep an eye on. It is the land of old-vines, american oak and sherry! The main varieties grown in Spain are Tempranillo and Garnacha (Grenache) in the reds, and Airén, Viura/Macabeo, Verdejo and Albarino for the whites. Lesser grown whites include Palomino. Other reds successfully cultivated include Carignan, Mourvedre and Mencia.
Although Spain can be quite a warm country, the vast majority of vineyards are 600m or so above sea level, so the cooler nights allow the grapes to develop full colour and acidity.
Rioja is undoubtedly the long-standing king of all the Spanish wine regions, where Tempranillo and Garnacha are commonly blended. However more recently many more regions have come to the forefront of interest. Ribera Del Duero is producing excellent Tempranillo blends rivalling those coming out of Rioja. Jerez in the South is the home of the fortified wine Sherry.
Spanish wine laws created the Denominación de Origen (DO) system in 1932 and were later revised in 1970. These include:
- Denominación de Origen Calificada (formerly called DOCa) Priorat calls itself DOQ for Denominació d'Origen Qualificada in Catalan and has a track record of consistent quality and is meant to be a step above DO level.
- Denominación de Origen (DO)- Used for mainstream-quality wine regions. Nearly two thirds of the total vineyard area in Spain is within the boundaries of a DO region.
- Vino de Calidad Producido en Región Determinada (VCPRD) - This is somewhat of a stepping stone to DO status.
- Vinos de la Tierra (VdIT) - A level similar to France's vin de pays system, where the regions are much larger.
- Vino de Mesa (VdM)- The equivalent of 'table wines' from France or Italy
Ribera del Duero
The Spanish wine region of Ribera del Duero was named wine region of the year in 2012 by Wine Enthusiast Magazine. It is located on the country's northern plateau, as close to France as it is close to Portugal.
Characterised by rocky, flat terrain, the region is predominantly dedicated to the red Tempranillo grape. The continental climate has moderately low rainfall, and gets both the extreme 40-degree heat of the Spanish summer and the chills of winter which can reach minus 18 degrees!
Ribera del Duero is home to some of the biggest names in wine, think Emilio Moro, Valderiz and Vega Sicilia and you get the idea. The region produces almost entirely red wines, with the only white grown in the region being Albillo. Tempranillo is the main red varietal, locally referred to as Tinto Fino, although other reds like Garnacha (Grenache) can be very good too.
Rosé wines and Olive oil are also exported from Ribera del Duero.
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