FERRATUS AØ 2020

Read A-Zero Contemporary and avant-garde style that makes it trendy.

It stands out from its immediate competitors due to its unbeatable quality/price ratio.

Variety: 100% Tempranillo.
Vines around 20 years old.
Harvest: Manual in 14 kg. boxes and selected on the table in the winery.
Elaboration: Stainless steel tanks.
Malolactic fermentation in oak barrels.
Aging: 12 months in French oak barrelsuntil it reaches its optimum level of roundness.
Bottling: Not cold stabilized.
Serving temperature: Between 14 and 16ºC
Alcoholic strength: 14.5% vol.
Total acidity: 5.2 g/l.
Also available in Magnum format

TASTING NOTES

Its 12 months in oak barrels give it a similar behaviour to a crianza, but with a fruity and fresh sensation.
Intense cherry red with violet hues, high layer, clean and very bright.
Fragrant:Aromas of blueberries, blackberries, black pepper, clove, cedar, tobacco, chocolate and violet caramel.
Dense, fruity palate with good oak. Well balanced acidityfriendly, easy to drink.

FOOD PAIRING

Flavored spoon stewsand mixtures with paprika or paprika bottoms (sweet, spicy or smoked).
Soups or spoon dishes: garlic soup, beans, ramen, botillo, chorizos, sausages, sausages, morcones, sobrasadas.
Pasta, rice, risottos,and more complex stews such as Saffron Risotto with luganighe sausage (Switzerland). And potatoes such as potato omelette or Swiss rösti.
Young animals:suckling lamb, kid, suckling pig, veal or veal either roasted or stewed. Barbecue ribs, tacos al pastor, cochinita pibil, hamburgers, (spicy or barbecue sauces). Curry sauces, tandoori chicken.
Fatty pink and/or salmon fish, red beets, chipotle, mushrooms and mushrooms.
Chocolates at 50% and sauces containing chocolate or cocoa such as Mole Poblano.
Cheeses with little ripening but with flavor: Raclettes, Fondues, Malakoff (fried cheese fritters).

THE 2020 HARVEST:

The 2020 harvest became the third most productive in the history of the Ribera del Duero DO.

It was an unusual and particularly long harvest season, primarily influenced by changing weather conditions. It was interrupted by heavy rainfall two weeks after it began. In any case, the rain alternated with strong gusts of wind that allowed the plant to air and the humidity to dry out. Likewise, the interrupted ripening process resumed spontaneously. As a result, the fruit arrived at the winery in very good health and ripeness.

The wines of the 2020 vintage “EXCELLENT.”

The first tastings of the wines made with this vintage point to fresh young wines with great colour and aromas. They also suggest that they will be great wines for ageing.