Bodegas Uvaguilera Ribera del Duero Palomero 2000


By International Wine Review
Bodegas Uvaguilera 2000 Palomero
Rating: 92
Producer: Bodegas Uvaguilera
Region: Ribera del Duero
Price: $110
Report: Report 8: The Wines of Ribera del Duero
The 2000 Palomero is one of the finest wines being produced in Ribera del Duero today. It is sourced from 70+ year-old vines and harvested at a little over 1 ton per acre. It is produced with minimum handling employing long periods of maceration, aging in new French and American oak, and avoids fining and filtering. Dark opaque ruby in color, this complex wine exhibits a lovely smokey blackberry character with notes of white ash. It has a lush attack with touches of smoked meat, leather and coffee comparable to the finest wines of the Rhone. Savor this wine if you can afford it. 1,675 cases.
Importer: Aurelio Cabestrero Wines of Spain, Lorton, VA


By classicwinesus.com 
Palomero 2000
Region: Ribera del Duero D.O.
Winery: UVAGUILERA (PALOMERO)
Grapes: 100% Tinto Fino
Vintage: 2000
Color: Red
Harvested 19-20 hectoliters/hectare only by hand in small boxes from the more than 70 year old La Nava vineyard on the outskirts of La Horra. The de-stemmed Tempranillo grapes from different plots were fermented separately in small stainless vats (13,000 liters) and aged separately until the final assemblage. Elevage of the wine was conducted using only gravity, not pumps. Long maceration of 24 days and aging in 70% New French Allier oak barrels and 30% American oak barrels for a total 27 months. Initial aging in second fill oak for 15 months followed by racking into new oak barrels for a further 12 months aging. No filtration or clarification before bottling.