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2010 Hacienda Monasterio, Reserva Especial, Ribera del Duero, Spain

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Tempranillo
Ready - youthful
Product: 20108032531
2010 Hacienda Monasterio, Reserva Especial, Ribera del Duero, Spain

Description

The Reserva Especial, as its name indicates, is made only in the best years, its previous incarnations being 2009 and 2005. 2010 is a more feminine elegant style and therefore completely complementary to its forebears. The blend ,as usual, favours Tinto Fino over Cabernet Sauvignon, but with a little more of the latter ( 24%) than in the other cuvées. This, allied to a longer ageing in French barrel, imparts spicy richness and a black fruit foundation upon which is built the pleasing idiosyncratic characteristics of the property, among them herbs, spice and a distinctively savoury kick at the back of the palate. Most impressive.
Simon Field MW - Wine Buyer
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2010
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Tempranillo
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Bodegas Hacienda Monasterio

About this wine

Tempranillo/Tinto Fino

A high quality red wine grape that is grown all over Spain except in the hot South - it is known as Tinto Fino in Ribera del Duero, Cencibel in La Mancha and Valdepenas and Ull de Llebre in Catalonia. Its spiritual home is in Rioja and Navarra where it constitutes around 70% of most red blends.
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Ribera del Duero

Ribera del Duero

In the last 30 years, Ribera del Duero has risen up to challenge Rioja for the crown of Spain's greatest wine region. Once known only as the home of Vega Sicilia, it now boasts numerous bodegas of outstanding quality, from Hacienda Monasterio to Cillar de Silos. The region was granted its DO status in 1982, and today has over 200 wineries and more than 20,000 hectares of vines.
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Bodegas Hacienda Monasterio

Hacienda Monasterio is esteemed as one of the premier estates in Spain's Ribera del Duero wine region. Nestled near Pesquera and Valbuena del Duero villages along the renowned "Golden Mile," this estate spans 170 hectares. The Golden Mile is a highly regarded area for wine production in Ribera del Duero, known for its exceptional terroir and concentration of top-tier wineries.
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