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| Drinking window: Drink between 2015 and 2019 (based on 6 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 11 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by jocelyng on 12/24/2023 & rated 90 points: A wine stored in less than perfect condition. Evolved but drinking well now. Ripe fruits: plum, orange…Balsalmic flavors and banana. Leather. Grape seed on the finish.
Overall roundness that makes it easy to drink. (205 views) | | | Tasted by ChateauDutremble on 5/19/2019 & rated 90 points: Nez de vieille barrique, d'épices, cèdre, cuir, fruits noirs...caramel brulé. En bouche : le fruit est mûr avec des tannins fins...belle chaleur et une point sèche...venant du bois. Texturé mais facile à boire...peu complexe. Belle persistance moyenne à longue.
Real nice wine when in the mood for this type...excellent with grilled meats...drink up! 90+ (1260 views) | | | Tasted by angelcyn on 4/3/2018 & rated 86 points: Nice floral nose with candied fruits, in the mouth smooth with cherries coming through, very clear and clean colour in the glass. in all nothing special.
I can't help feeling that this winery is resting on its laurels a bit, all of the nineties vintages that I drank were superior by quite a margin, I shall have to taste the other bottle in my possesion soon to confirm as I see no long life in this. (1896 views) | | | Tasted by Torchy on 9/9/2016 & rated 89 points: Clean and pretty in the glass. The nose is clean and large with hints of spice, tobacco, leather and intestinal gas. Palate follows up and is complex and long. Not striking that this is a tempranillo. (3006 views) | | | Tasted by macaujames on 1/29/2016 & rated 90 points: Simplish aromas of red fruits, boiled sweets and musty vanilla. Medium bodied elongated palate with highish and drying oak. Ends long and fresh.
No qualitative difference with the 2012 Crianza. (3953 views) | | | Tasted by dissler on 1/10/2016 & rated 85 points: Solid wine. Nose of dried fruit, banana, blossoms. In the palate slightly less flavourful. But well balanced. Compared to the Esperanza the wine seems a bit boring, though good on its own. A bit pricy i find. (3520 views) | | | Tasted by Eric Guido on 10/20/2015 & rated 93 points: The nose showed muted red fruit, yet made up for it with a dark, earthy and herbal richness, displaying hints of mint, smoky-spice and cedar. It presented silky textures on the palate, showing cherry, blackberry, hints of citrus and mocha, with fine mounting tannin providing extra grip. There was an herbal quality to the finish, alone with cherry, blueberry and lasting minerality. The 2011 Tinto Pesquera is very pretty, remarkably balanced and with the structure to last. (3742 views) | | | Tasted by lovanc@outlook.com on 2/19/2015: Big and dark. Would have like to have a bit more tannin or acid to balance out but a delicious wine. (35 views) |
| By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, Central Spain: Tempranillo and Beyond (Dec 2015) (12/1/2015)
(Bodegas Alejandro Fernández Tinto Pesquera Reserva) Subscribe to see review text. |
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U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)Bodegas Alejandro Fernández Ribera del Duero Tinto Pesquera Reserva24 meses en barrica de roble americano + 12 meses en botella.Tempranillo Varietal character (Appellation America) | TAPAS: Tempranillo Advocates, Producers and Amigos Society
Tempranillo is the premium red wine grape variety from the Rioja and Ribera del Duero region in Spain. Tempranillo's aromas and flavors often combine elements of berryish fruit, herbaceousness, and an earthy-leathery minerality. Being low in acidity and sugar content, it is commonly blended with Carignan (Mazuela), Grenache (Garnacha), Graciano, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.
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The varietal is at its best in top Riojas, where oak aging is employed to generate increased complexity and harmony. From the best sites, these wines can be remarkably concentrated with great aging potential. New wines from this region are darker, and more robust, with more dynamic primary fruit flavors than traditionally styled examples. These wines seem to reflect the influence of Spain's other key region for Tempranillo, Ribera del Duero. Regardless of style, Riojas tend to be medium bodied wines, with more acid than tannins. These wines generally feature Tempranillo blended with Garancha, Mazuelo, and Graciano. For these wines, there are three quality levels, which will appear on the label. Everyday drinking wines fall under the category of "Crianza", "Reserva" denotes more complex and concentrated wines, and "Gran Reserva" refers to the most intense wines, made only in the best years.
The same labeling scheme applies to wines from Ribera del Duero, which, like Rioja, is dominated by Tempranillo and shares similar blending grapes. Again, Ribera del Duero wines are generally darker and more powerful than the most traditional Riojas. These wines also generally see less oak treatment than Riojas. From Rioja, we like wines from Allende, Marqués de Cáceres, Montecillo, and Cune. In Ribera del Duero, consider Dominio de Pingus, Emilio Moro, Convento San Francisco, and Pesquera.
Pair older-style Rioja with simple meats like chicken, leg of lamb, and pork loin. However, the newer style of Rioja and Ribera del Duero works especially well with bolder meat dishes or an aged Spanish cheese like Manchego or Idiazabal. Spain Vinos de España - Wines of Spain (Instituto Español de Comercio Exterior) | Wikipedia
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Spain is the third largest wine producing nation in the world, occupying the majority of the Iberian Peninsula with vast diversity in climate, culture, and of course, wine. From inky, dark reds of the [Priorat] to dry, white Finos from Andalusia, Spain can easily boast of elaborating a wide variety of notable styles. Within Spain there are currently 62 demarcated wine regions, of which a handful have gained international recognition: [Rioja], Priorat and [Ribera del Duero]. Yet these regions are only a small sample of the high quality wines Spain produces. Regions such as Cava, Penedes, Somontano, Galicia, Rueda and Jerez are only a few of the numerous regions worthy of exploration throughout Spain. Spain can also lay claim to having the most land under vine in the world, growing up to, by some accounts, 600 indigenous varietals of which Tempranillo is their most well known. Other popular varietals include [Garnacha], Bobal and Monastrell for reds and for whites; the infamous [sic] Palomino Fino grape which is used in the production of sherry wine, Pedro Ximenez in Montilla Morilles, Albarino used in the creation of the bright, effervescent wines of Galicia, and Verdejo in Rueda. - Source: - Catavino.net
Spain is not in the forefront of winemaking for its dessert wines, other than for its sweet wines from Sherry country including the highly revered Olorosos (when sweetened). But apart from Sherry Spain has a range of styles of dessert wines, ranging from the those made from the Pedro Ximenez grape primarily in Jerez and Montilla-Moriles) to luscious, red dessert wines made in the Mediterranean from the Garnacha (Grenache) grape. Some good Moscatels are made in Mallorca, Alicante and Navarre. The northwest corner of Spain, Galicia, with its bitter Atlantic climate, is even making dessert wines, called “Tostadillos” in the village of Ribadivia (similar to France’s “Vin de Paille”). The Canary Islands have made interesting dessert wines for centuries (they are mentioned by Shakespeare, for example) and in recent years the quality of winemaking has been improved and the Canary Islands wines are being better marketed now. The winemaking styles for “Vinos Dulces” are also diverse, from “Late Harvest” (Vendimia Tardía) to “Fortified Wines” (Fermentación Parcial). Based on in-spain.info.Castilla y León Castilla y León Wine (Turismo Castilla y León )Ribera del Duero El Corazón del Duero - The Heart of Duero (Consejo Regulador de la D.O. Ribera del Duero) |
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