BODEGAS EMILIO MORO 'Malleolus de Valderramiro' DO Ribera del Duero 2020 Bottle - VGN/P.ORG

Description

Emilio Moro's Tinto Fino, sourced from the esteemed Pago de Valderramiro vineyard, is a striking example of Ribera del Duero craftsmanship. This wine exhibits a deep garnet red colour, with an incredibly intense bouquet featuring aromas of dried fruits, honey, and toasted oak. Jancis Robinson awards it 96 points, highlighting its lifted floral notes and elegant palate, while James Suckling scores it 93 points, praising the depth of ripe blackberries, mocha, and sweet spices. The palate is powerful and full-bodied, balanced by velvety tannins. With complexity and a long, persistent finish, this age-worthy Armagnac reflects the heritage of its terroir. Perfect for pairing with roasted meats and rich game dishes, it promises an exceptional tasting experience.

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"Wine is an art. If you know how to listen, it speaks to you, it lets you know when it needs racking and rest. It’s just like a living creature that we have to understand, tend to and care for."

So said Emilio Moro, founder of the estate. Three generations later this belief is still upheld by José and Javier Moro. Based in the world famous village of Pesquera de Duero in the heart of Ribera del Duero the brothers believe that their wine has a life of its own and with each vintage a part of them is immortalized in it. “It evokes the land where it comes from”. Eschewing traditional notions of classification like crianza and reserva, the family were eager create wines with personality and individuality. Expressions true to their vineyards and their family’s heritage. Creating reds from their cherished Tinto Fino, a prized clone of Tempranillo, and more recently crafting Godello wines from Bierzo - vibrant whites that are as exciting and lively as their labels suggest.

Viticulture
This wine is named in honour of the Pago de Valderramiro, a plot of clay soils planted in 1924 with 4 generations of winemaking tradition dedicated to preserving the essence and personality of a vineyard that represents their history. The clay soils allow them to obtain the purest character of their Tinto Fino wine and all its power, structure and great intensity, giving all prominence to the terroir.

Winemaking
The alcoholic fermentation took place in small stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature for 26 days, and then 30 days malolactic fermentation in stainless-steel tanks. The wine was aged in new French oak barrels.

Oak Ageing
Time: 18 Months
Type: French and American Oak
% wine oaked: 100
% new oak: 100

Tasting Note
Deep garnet red colour, on the nose it is incredibly intense and the potential of the wine is so evident. On the palate it is powerful, full-bodied and balanced, warm and very pleasant, with a long and very persistent ending.

Food Matching
The powerful flavours of the wine work well with roasted meats and rich game dishes.

DECANTER 96 points - Drinking Window: 2024 - 2040
The Tinto Fino selected for this is from some of the estate’s oldest vines grown at altitude, about 800m, on particularly poor and stony soils. Indigenous yeasts are used in fermentation which takes place in stainless steel tanks. The wine spends 18 months in new French oak which frames this elegant and complex wine. .

JAMES SUCKLING 93 points
Excellent depth of ripe, minty blackberries, mocha, chocolate, black pepper, tar and pine needles. Full-bodied and vertically structured, with a tight coat of dusty, reactive tannins. Long and juicy finish with a good extension of ripe black fruit and sweet spices. Drink or hold.