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Prestigio is a big, highly expressive tempranillo that features all flavour layers deriving from the fruit, traditional winemaking and maturing in new oak barrels for over one year. Uncork the bottle, splash into your glass, let it breath and start enjoying it while it opens up to its full potential. Cigales is next door to better known Ribera del Duero and red wines are somewhat similar. This kind of tempranillo reds together with clarete are the most representative of Cigales and the best manifestation of its soil and climate.
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WINE DETAILS
Wine name: Valdelosfrailes Prestigio
Type of wine: Red
Vintage year: 2006
Grape varieties: 100% Tempranillo (aka Tinta del Pais)
Winery: Bodega Valdelosfrailes
Production area: Cubillas de Santa Marta, Valladolid
Appellation: DO Cigales
Alcohol content (Vol.): 15%.
Winemaking: Prestigio is made with the grapes of an 8Ha, South facing vineyard called Pago de Viñas Viejas, situated at an altitude of 800m. Its soil consists of clay, sand and limestone. Vine density is 2,400 vines per Ha and the vineyard’s average yield is 4,000Kg/Ha. Harvest takes place in October. Prestigio is produced following a traditional red wine making process. Fermentation occurs over a 10-14-day period in stainless steel tanks at 25°C. Subsequent ageing takes place for 14 months in oak barrels followed by a further 18 months in bottle.
APPEAREANCE
Opacity: Deep
Colour: Ruby red
Rim: Raspberry red
Dryness: Dry (residual sugar: 3,75 g/l)
Body: Full bodied
NOSE AND PALATE AROMAS
Blackberry, pepper, toast, nuts and smoke hints
WINE DESCRIPTORS
Big, rich, supple, velvety, layered, complex, elegant
90 Points Wine Spectator October 2015
93 Points Guía Peñín 2015
Spain geographical indications | DO Cigales |
Region | North central |
Type | Red |
Grape varieties | Tempranillo |
Sweetness | Dry |
Wine style | Complex |