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Valdehermoso Crianza 2012 75cl

DO | Ribera del Duero | Castilla y León | Spain
CHF 16.20

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2012
Critics scores
91 By Robert Parker
The 2012 Valdehermoso Crianza has a very clean, focused nose with plenty of wild berry aromas intermixed with some spices and also flowers, very harmonious with balance and subtlety. The palate is medium-bodied and it's here where you notice its youth as it's still a little tight. There are abundant tannins, but there is also good balancing acidity. Very good Crianza that should develop nicely in bottle. 100,000 bottles produced. I notice an improvement in the wines from Valderiz, a shift towards fresher, more drinkable wines, even when the majority of what I tasted was from the very warm and ripe 2011 vintage.
Producer
Bodegas y Viñedos Valderiz
Ideally situated on the central plateau in the heart of Spain, Bodegas y Viñedos Valderiz represents generations of artisanship and devotion. Today, Tomás Esteban and his sons, Juan and Ricardo, manage the estate. Stretching across 60-hectares in the Roa de Duero, with 35 parcels of vines planted amongst varying soil types the winery released their first vintage in 1997. Since then, Bodegas y Viñedos Valderiz has become one of the most renowned producers in the Ribera del Duero, with their forward-thinking and ravishing wines. As pioneers of organic agriculture practices in the region, Valderiz crafts each of their wines – vine to bottle – without the use of herbicides, pesticides or artificial fertilizers. With strides to convert the vineyards to biodynamic farming methods since the early 2000s. This innovative and sustainable rational has allowed the native Tempranillo variety, Tinta del Pais to shine through. Each of the wines possess the Valderiz’s trademark of natural notes of black and red berries, warm spices with a subtle mineralistic, almost earthiness undertone.