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$73.00Original List Price
78.49Best Price On The Web
*Including cost of shipping per bottle.
35
16
per btl
Code: 89892


Rating: | 93 Pts Jay Miller - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate | Size: | 750ML |
Region: | Castille and Leon | Country: | Spain |
Varietals: | Tempranillo / Tinto Fino / Tinta Roriz | ABV: | 14% |
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93 Pts Jay Miller - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate |
"The 2005 Aldeasona is a worthy successor to the superb 2004. Made from 100% Tinto del Pais (Tempranillo) sourced from ungrafted 95+-year-old vines, it was aged for 23 months in new French oak barriques. Exotic spices, lavender, incense, espresso, black cherry, and blackberry aromas inform the nose of this dense, layered effort. In the glass loads of savory black fruits emerge along with plenty of fine-grained tannin. It will evolve effortlessly for another 5-6 years and drink well through 2030 if not longer." Reviewed June 2011 |
92 Pts Wine Enthusiast |
"Slightly charred on the nose, with blackberry, licorice and tobacco for key aromas. A serious Tempranillo with ripe, deep flavors of berry, chocolate, mocha and spice all supported by a bed of tight, strong-boned tannins. Dark as they come; drink now through 2016." Reviewed 12/15/2011 |
Description:
"Convento San Francisco was founded in 1998 and today is owned by the Pitarch-Rodriguez family. The wines are made by Raquel Acebes, who has worked at the winery since 2003. To create a home for Convento San Francisco's winery, the owners restored a 13th-century monastery in the fortress town of Penafiel. The building's fastidiously preserved historic walls and structural details make it an architectural treasure, one that belies the modern workings within.
"Convento San Francisco also owns the artisanal Aldeasona project, which produces one wine per year from Tinto del Pais, the local name for Tempranillo. The grapes are sourced from ungrafted, pre-phylloxera vines over 95 years old located in several vineyard sites in and around Ribera del Duero. Rather than follow the rules prescribed by the DO, Aldeasona takes the regional designation of Vino de la Tierra Castilla y Leon." - Distributor's Notes