Ribera del Duero Producers Flashcards
What event exploded Unico onto the world stage?
The 1929 Barcelona World’s Fair
- 1917 and 1918 vintages
Who founded Vega Sicilia?; in what year?
- Don Eloy Lecanda y Chaves
- 1864
Name three vintages in which Vega Sicilia did not release Único.
- 1988
- 1992
- 1993
- 1997
- 2001
How long does Único age?; Valbuena 5o?
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Único
- Ages at least 10 years
- 1-2 yrs in 50/50 French and American oak
- All new on the French, 1-4 yo on the American
- Then. 5+ years in large old oak, then 3-4 years in bottle
- 1-2 yrs in 50/50 French and American oak
- Ages at least 10 years
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Valbuena 5o
- Ages 3 years
- mixed oak, and 2 in bottle
- 5o refers to the number of years in barrel
- Ages 3 years
Vega Sicilia
‘Riserva Especial’
Vega Sicilia Riserva Especial
- Their top offering (15,000 bottles released per year [vs 40,000+ of Único])
- Non-vintage blend of 2 to 3 vintages of Único
When did Vega Sicilia add 8,000 L tanks to the winery?
2010
How did Vega Sicilia break down the vineyard by age of vine?; what is the trellising?
- 20-25 year old vines for Valbuena
- 60-65 year old vines for Unico
- No fruit is used until the vine is at least 10 years old
- Vineyard is 80% Tempranillo, trained en vaso, plus Bordelais varieties trained en espalier
What other wineries are owned by Vega Sicilia?
- Alion (Ribera del Duero)
- Pintia (Toro)
- Oremus (Tokaji)
Which grapes were originally brought back by Chaves, but no longer exist at Vega Sicilia?
- Carmenere
- Pinot Noir
What was Valbuena 3o?
- reserva level wine w/ 3 total years of aging
- discontinued in 1988 to reduce confusion
Where is Atauta?; how large is it?; what is special about the vines?
- Soria, in the town of Atauta
- Dominio de Atauta owns 15 ha, but control 40 ha, spread over 600 plots
- 90% of the entire acreage is ungrafted, and average age is over 60 years old
- Replanting by layering
Atauta Single Vineyards
- La Mala
- Llanos del Almendro
- Valdegatiles
Where is Sastre?
Burgos
- in the village of La Horra
Sastre: Wines
- Tinto Crianza Rosado Flavus - Jaén, stainless, in collaboration with Gerardo Mendez of Do Ferreiro
- Pago de Santa Cruz - 900 M elevation single vineyard, 18 mos new Americn oak; also produced as Gran Reserva, 30 mos in old oak
- Pesus - 80 yo vines, 100% new french for 24 mos, 85% Tempranillo, plus Cabernet, Merlot, Petit Verdot
- Regina Vides - 100 yo Tempranillo vines, 24 mos in new French oak
Pingus
owner and winemaker
Peter Sisseck
- 1993, arrived in Spain to manage a new project, Hacienda Monasterio
- While planting and developing Monasterio, he began to dream about the old vines he saw dotted around Ribera del Duero
- 1995, Peter found a group of old vines that spurred him to embark on his own project, “Pingus,” after his childhood nickname