Details for PradoRey Finca Real Sitio Ventosilla 2009
Type
Red Gran Reserva
Wine region
Ribera del Duero (Spain)
Grapes
Tempranillo, Cabernet sauvignon and Merlot
Review
Ruby in colour with iodine-violet hues on the rim, this wine is dense and bright. It reveals complex aromas on the nose, with nuances of fruit, minerals and preserve that provide a varied display after decanting, as well as balsamic hints. Showing marked ripe tannins on the palate, it is full of flavour and velvety on the aftertaste.
Matured for 24 months in American oak barrels and for 6 months in French oak cones (large wooden vats). Subsequently left to mature for a further 36 months in bottle.
Red meats / Roast beef / Oven-cooked game meat
- Soil:Sandy loam
- Climate:Mediterranean with continental influence
- ViewOpaque / Ruby red / Iodine-coloured glints
- Bouquet:Fruit notes / Mineral notes / Complex / Blackberry compote / Balsamic aromas
- Mouth:Flavoursome / Velvety / Marked tannins
- Optimum serving temperature:Between 17º C and 19º C
- Decanting:Aeration is recommended
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Real Sitio de Ventosilla
The PradoRey winery cultivates 520 hectares of vineyards, located in the Real Sitio de Ventosilla estate in the east of the Ribera del Duero region. They aim for their wines to express the terroir, the estate, the grapes, and the soil, which are all essential parts of the final result. This Ribera del Duero wine cellar has been a ground-breaking one in many aspects: producing wines in the 'Roble' category, with only a short period of time in oak barrels, when many others prod...
