Winery:  Pago de Carraovejas       

Region:  D.O. Ribera del Duero

Vintage:  2021                          

Bottle:  75cl.                                                                                 

Grape Varieties: 92% Tinto fino, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Merlot.

Type:  Red, oak aged.

Alcohol Volume:  15% Vol

Serving Temperature:  14º - 16

From the 2015 vintage, Pago de Carraovejas abandons the traditional Crianza classification to join the tendency, more and more preferred nowadays in Spain, which defends the origin and character of the wines over the standard regulations of the elaboration process. From this vintage, the resulting wines reflect the terroir where they are coming from as well as the soul of the winery, making them unique wines with their own character and personality.

Pago de Carraovejas 2021 is a true reflection of the valley to which it owes its name. The grapes come from vines located in a unique landscape, from more than a hundred plots planted between 1988 and 2011. The soils are composed of limestone loam mixed with red clay and white loam. The work is carried out following the ecological philosophy.

Production:

Hand-harvested. The grapes are carefully selected both in the vineyard and in the cellar. Fermentation takes place in small stainless steel vats and French oak barrels using autochthonous yeast and bacteria. Matured for around 12 months in a mix of new and used selected 225 and 600-litre fine-grain French and American oak barriques.

Bottled in the spring of 2023 by gravity using selected natural cork stopper.

Tasting Notes: 

Good concentration, expressivity, freshness, and elegance. Ripe forest fruit, blackberry and plum combined with floral notes, a sweet nose with a touch of vanilla oak. A very impressive, full-flavoured wine, warm with a good concentration of ripe fruit.

Notes:  It is recommended to decant one hour before serving. Enjoy it over the next 8-10 years. It will gain more complexity with time in bottle.

Pago de Carraovejas was founded in 1988 and since then has quickly established a reputation for elegant, good-quality wines. Its vineyards are situated on a steep hill overlooking the Duero River at an average altitude of 850 metres above sea level. The wines are produced with the most advanced techniques, totally respecting the values of nature and the expression of the terroir, throughout the winemaking process, from grape harvest through bottling. As a result, their wines have a singular sensibility and an unmistakable character.