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Convento San Francisco La Zapatera 2018
£71.95
Why Mark chose this
La Zapatera comes from a two-hectare plot of century-old vines in Burgos, at 920 metres above sea level, and only 2,779 bottles were made in this inaugural vintage. The old Tempranillo vines are blended with a small amount of Albillo, giving the wine a texture and richness that is hard to find in Ribera del Duero at any price. Everything here is done by hand, aged 22 months in new French oak. It is a serious, impressive wine.
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Best for
- A special occasion
- Ribera del Duero lovers
- Fine wine collection
- Style
- Rich, dense and velvety, with dark fruit, new oak and real depth of flavour
- Food match
- Roast lamb, slow-cooked beef, aged hard cheeses.
- Drink
- Drinking well now, but comfortably has another eight to ten years ahead of it.
- As a gift
- A hand-made single-vineyard Ribera from century-old vines, in a tiny production. A thoughtful gift for someone who knows their Spanish wine.
Tasting Notes
This is the inaugural vintage of a frankly mind-blowing wine from a single vineyard located in the village of Fuentenebro, Burgos – 2 hectares planted in 1920 and 1940 respectively, mainly with Tempranillo but with some Albillo et al, at 920 metres above sea level. La Zapatera – the shoemaker – is a truly hand-made wine, fermented and macerated in a small tank for 26 days with daily manual lees stirring, aged for 22 months in new French barriques, only 2,779 bottles made. Tempranillo is the main component of this field blend, and it is perhaps the white Albillo grape that helps to give this wine its utterly plush and luxurious texture.
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Ribera del Duero
- Grape
- Tempranillo
- Vintage
- 2018
- ABV
- 15%
- Vol.
- 750ml