lambuena Crianza
Grape Varieties:
100% Tinta del Pais (Tempranillo)
Area of Production:
DO Ribera del Duero
Alcohol Content:
14.5%
Serving Temperature:
18 °C
Harvest:
Manually
Vinification:
In stainless steel, 15,000 I vats that are temperature controlled. Production about 40,000 bottles a year.
Ageing:
Aged in barrels: 40% American Oak and 60% French Oak medium charred aged for 12 months in barrels. Natural clarification during ageing, over the cold winter. 2 months in vats to bind its' aromas before bottling. Aged minimum of 2 months in bottles before going to the market.
Colour:
Cherry red with ruby edges, intensely clean and bright
Bouquet and Palate:
Complex with good intensity, aromas of ripe, dark fruits with floral and liquorice, toffee, spices and mineral notes. Full-bodied, well-balance structure with well-formed sweet, toasted tannins from the wood.
Food Pairing:
Meat-based dishes
lambuena Crianza reserva
Grape Varieties:
100% Tinta del Pais (Tempranillo)
Area of Production:
DO Ribera del Duero
Alcohol Content:
14.5%
Serving Temperature:
14 - 18 °C
Harvest:
The vineyard is approximately 80 years old and pruning is done selectively manually in green, to regulate the number of clusters per vine.
Vinification and Ageing:
The soil is mainly composed of sandstone, clay and limestone sediments. It is
made in 10,000 l stainless steel tanks, with temperature control. Subsequently, it will spend 18 months in oak barrels (20% American and 80% French). Natural clarification during aging for 2 months in a tank to blend the aromas before bottling, followed by 12 months at rest and release to the market. Production 15,000 numbered bottles per year.
Colour:
Bright ruby red color with purple hues.
Bouquet and Palate:
On the nose it is highly complex, with spicy aromas of pepper,
cinnamon and vanilla with notes of truffle on a background of
very ripe fruit and all well assembled together with the mineral
notes obtained from our clay soils. And on the palate this wine
is meaty, broad and long, with spicy aromas in retro nasal with
a tasty and complex finish, very mineral with hints of the land.
Cellaring: Keep it in a place with a constant temperature
between 8º and 15ºC for 5 or 15 years.
Food Pairing:
This wine goes well with creams, soups, pastaand meats in general, especially red beef, game meats and stews.