Valdelosfrailes Crianza 2014

Designation of Origin Cigales

Valdelosfrailes Crianza is a red wine made from Tempranillo variety grapes from our own vineyards in the Designation of origin Cigales. It is a very elegant wine that combines the fruity nuances of Tempranillo with some minerality, the touch provided by its 12-month ageing in French and American oak barrels and the personality of this Winery.

VINEYARD

The Tempranillo grapes used to make Valdelosfrailes Crianza come from our own vineyards located between the villages of Cubillas de Santa Marta and Quintanilla de Trigueros, very close to the Valdelosfrailes Winery. Their soils are formed from the alluvials of the Pisuerga river with a limestone bottom and pebbles, which ensure a slow and contained ripening of the grapes.

Viñas Viejas and Las Sallanas are located in Cubillas de Santa Marta. These are Miocene plots with poor, siliceous soils covered with pebbles.

Terrón Blanco and El Horno are our estates in Quintanilla de Trigueros, with very steep hillsides and very loam soils rich in limestone. The special care taken in our labours enables us to obtain a limited quantity of high quality grapes with the desired nuances of elegance and minerality.

THE WINE

This deep cardinal colour wine has intense purplish tones and clear aromas of black fruit, with the pleasant minerality of the plots it comes from, in perfect balance with hints of lactones, roasted coffee and liquorice from the American oak, with spicy notes from the soft toasting French oak barrels. In the mouth it is a fresh wine with a lively acidity and black fruit taste, combining elegant roasted coffee notes, mild spices, with a highly complex mineral and lightly-smoked background with an elegant, intense and lingering finish.

AWARDS AND RATINGS

 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles Great Gold Medal

91 points Wine Enthusiast

92 points ABC Guide 

91 points Peñín Guide