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The wine
- Colour
- Rosso
- Alcohol
- 14.5% vol
- Grape varieties
- 90% Tempranillo / Tinta Roriz / Ull de Llebre / Cencibel / Tinta del Pais ,10% Syrah/Shiraz
Critics' scores
- Robert Parker / Wine Advocate 93
The red 2014 Mauro is mostly Tempranillo with some 10% Syrah from different vineyards in the villages of Tudela de Duero, Traspinedo, Santibañez and Quintanilla de Onésimo. It matured in oak for some 16 months. 2014 is a serious, balanced year, still a powerful wine but with better integrated oak. In fact, they told me they have started using 4,000-liter oak foudres for the aging of this wine and the oak feels different. There is also some earthiness coupled with the very fine tannins. This is a serious vintage of Mauro, in the house style, with very good freshness.
- Wine Spectator 89
This round red shows ripe black cherry and boysenberry flavors, offering notes of licorice, chocolate and smoke. Features light tannins and juicy acidity, with a spicy finish. Generous and fresh. Tempranillo and Syrah. Drink now through 2020. 280 cases imported.
- James Suckling 89
A deep and intense nose of cooked blueberries, cooked cherries and herbal and mineral notes. Full body. Tannins are round and concentrated and follow through to a black-fruit, cedary and drying finish. Slightly dusty texture. Drink now or hold.
The producer: Bodegas Mauro
Bodegas Mauro sits just outside of the Ribera del Duero appellation, in the historic town of Tudela de Duero. Established in the 1970s by Mariano García, the former winemaker of the famous Vega Sicilia estate, he now owns two benchmark estates in Spain. With a rather small production of about 280,000 bottles a year, the 74-hectare estate is farmed organically preserving their grand terroir. Mauro produces three reds. Their forward-styled lavish Mauro. Their Mauro VS (Vendimia Seleccionada), which is crafted by only the best vines and experiences a longer ageing period. And lastly, their all-encompassing single-vineyard cuvée, Terreus, which is produced only in the best years. By the mid-1990s, García decided to open up another winery in Toro named Bodegas y Viñedos Maurodos. Today, it is one of the most influential estates in the region. Planted with Garnacha and Tinta de Toro, this 80-hectare property produces two wines. San Román is a structured, opulent wine, the tannins and oak build in the bottle making five or six years of ageing a worthwhile bet. While their second label, Prima, offers a typical full-bodied, and dark-fruited style at a great value.