2018 Viña de Amalio, Cillar de Silos, Ribera del Duero, Spain
- Red
- Dry
- Medium Bodied
- Tempranillo
Ready - youthful
Product: 20181325092
Description
Made from vines averaging over 75 years old, this single vineyard ‘Pago’ wine is rich, dark and rewarding. The nose and palate are brim-full of sweet blackberry fruit all supported by gentle touches of vanilla, liquid tannins and perfectly balanced freshness. The aroma and flavours move more into more savoury notes whilst a deeper, intense note of cured meat then comes through. The 2018 Viña de Amalio is an impressive wine which could be appreciated now but which would certainly reward cellaring to reveal its potential. Drink 2023-2032.
Catriona Felstead MW, Spain Buyer
Amalio is the wine in the Cillar de Silos portfolio which always captures my attention, this is no different. A great depth and complexity of fruit, due to the old vines no doubt, is framed by Oscar's judicious use of oak. Dark, spicy, already showing what feels like a foot thick mille feuille of texture, fruit, acid - all in great balance. This can, will and should be drunk now and very soon - it's a joyous, bouncing, great wine which is crying out for generous, heart-warming dishes - Breast of Lamb for me please! Drink 2020 to 2030+.
Gary Owen, Private Account Manager
Catriona Felstead MW, Spain Buyer
Amalio is the wine in the Cillar de Silos portfolio which always captures my attention, this is no different. A great depth and complexity of fruit, due to the old vines no doubt, is framed by Oscar's judicious use of oak. Dark, spicy, already showing what feels like a foot thick mille feuille of texture, fruit, acid - all in great balance. This can, will and should be drunk now and very soon - it's a joyous, bouncing, great wine which is crying out for generous, heart-warming dishes - Breast of Lamb for me please! Drink 2020 to 2030+.
Gary Owen, Private Account Manager
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2018
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Tempranillo
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Cillar de Silos
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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Cillar de Silos
If one recalls one’s history, one will remember that it was the marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile that set Spain on its road to unity. This is a somewhat whimsical introduction to Bodegas Cillar de Silos, which is located in the heart of Castille, Ribera del Duero to be precise, but owned and run by the brothers and sister team of Oscár, Roberto and Amelia Aragón. They also manage the El Quintanal Estate in neighbouring wine region Rueda and are thus perfectly located for both red and white wine making, demonstrating all that is great about, respectively, Verdejo and Tempranillo as grape varieties. The Aragóns define the House Philosophy with the words ‘purity, fruit, low yields, long ageing and hand selection’. The wines are finely crafted but demonstrably Spanish, which is good news!
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