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Tinto Crianza 2010 75cl

DO | Ribera del Duero | Castilla y León | Spain
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Critics scores
92 Robert Parker
The 2010 Tinto Pesquera Crianza is raised for 18 months in 90% American and 10% French oak. It is bestowed with a ripe bouquet of dark plum, cassis and dried violets that is well defined and becomes more generous with each swirl of the glass. The palate is succulent on the clean, pure entry. There is good weight in the mouth with layers of cassis and blackberry fruit, although the finish would benefit from greater tension and there is slight instance of brettanomyces. Still, this does not disturb what is a very agreeable Crianza. Drink now-2017.
Producer
Pesquera Alejandro Fernàndez
After Vega Sicilia, Tinto Pesquera is considered by many as the second greatest name for producing exceptional wines in Ribera del Duero. It was originally established in 1972 when Alejandro Fernández and his wife Esperanza Rivera of Pesquera del Duero initiated the renaissance of Spain's Ribera del Duero appellation with the area's first modern wire-trained vineyard, their Viña Alta in Pesquera. After 10 years of hard work, its reputation for excellent quality had been established across all of their wines – Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva. Around the same time, Alejandro spied a neglected slope along the Duero River which had the appearance of being an ideal vineyard site. This was used to create their second estate, Condado de Haza. Here they produce wines that are generally more approachable earlier on but are just as delicious with ample fruit and distinctive Ribera del Duero terroir.