Pago de los Capellanes Doroteo 2019
74.20₣ (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / Spain
Pago de los Capellanes
Ribera del Duero
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Features
Type of wine
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Alcohol
15.5%
Grapes
Serving
Between 16ºC and 18ºC
Winemaking
Cold pre-fermentation skin soaking for 6 days. Fermented in French oak vats with 40 days' skin contact. Aged for 28 months in French oak barrels.
Description
In the mid-1980s, when there were hardly any roads in the Ribera del Duero beyond the big names, the Rodero Villa family took a decision that at the time bordered on recklessness: to recover some very old vines planted by grandfather Doroteo on the Pedrosa de Duero estate, in the heart of the Castilian plateau, where the winters are like razor blades and the summers scorch mercilessly. It was a hard land, but with soul. Thus Pago de los Capellanes was born, not as just another bodega, but as a declaration of principles: to make wines that speak softly, but say a lot. Pago de los Capellanes Doroteo is his most intimate homage, the wine that looks back without nostalgia, but with a deep respect for its roots.
The wine is made entirely from Tempranillo (Tinta Fina) from a vineyard planted in 1946, just after the war, when Doroteo decided that the land would continue to give life despite everything. This vineyard, just a few hectares in size, sits on deep clay-limestone soils, with the presence of pebbles and limestone veins that give the grapes an unusual tension. The extreme continental climate - with late frosts and brutal temperature changes - brings concentration and character, but also temperance. This is a wild and silent Ribera, far from the noise and easy muscle.
Winemaking
The grapes, harvested by hand with selection in the field and on the table, enter the winery without haste, with the respect reserved for what almost no longer exists. They are gently destemmed and placed in 1,000-litre French oak vats, where they ferment with indigenous yeasts. The maceration is prolonged, seeking structure but without forcing it: there are no aggressive extractions here, but a slow infusion of time and pulse. After malolactic fermentation, also spontaneous and in wood, the wine is transferred to new French oak barrels of extra fine grain, where it remains for 28 months, with a subtle batonnage and without clarification or unnecessary filtration. Everything in this process exudes restraint, but also firmness.
Taste
Pago de los Capellanes Doroteo does not raise its voice. It expresses itself with restrained elegance, with that mixture of depth and silence that only wines born from old vines and courageous decisions have. On the nose, the black fruit is wrapped in a veil of incense, tobacco leaf, graphite and a background of dry undergrowth. There are no frills and no sweet treats. It is austere, but deeply seductive. As it opens, the glass reveals layers of ripe plum, fine liquorice, clove and a distant echo of dried violets.
On the palate, the entry is polished, like old silk: firm but tamed tannins, a lively acidity that stretches the drink and a long finish, with a saline, earthy memory that speaks of soil rather than fruit. There is density, but without heaviness. It is a wine that does not need to raise its voice to command respect. A sober Tempranillo, of classic architecture but with a contemporary soul, designed not to impress at the first sip, but to remain in the memory like those stories that grandparents used to tell in the evening.
Shipping to Peninsular Spain
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