Bodegas Tinto Pesquera

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Bodegas Tinto Pesquera

Familia Fernández Rivera has a long history of producing fine-quality wines in the region..

Founders Alejandro Fernández and Esperanza Rivera, together with their family, were one of the founding wine producers in the region. Today their company has four wineries and a hotel in Spain. The founders’ granddaughters now lead the company.

When we visited in the morning, the winery received deliveries of harvested Tempranillo grapes. The facility was filled with beautiful aromas of fermenting grapes. I was excited about taking photos of the grape sorting while trying to avoid getting hit by the moving forklifts transporting baskets of grapes

We were led upstairs to a glass-walled conference room where the tasting room staff presented us with a tasting. Director Lucia Fernández Rivera, who we met previously at the AF Pesquera Hotel, stopped by to say hello.

Wines Tasted:

Tinto Pesquera Crianza 2019 ****1/2 $33.99

Dark purple/ruby color. It is aged for twelve months in American Oak barrels. Aromas of dark cherry, blueberry, and coffee. Flavors of blueberry and vanilla with solid tannins. One million, two hundred thousand bottles were made.

MXI Selección de Barricas 2019 ***** $34.00

100% Tempranillo sourced from the “El Monte Alto de Pesquera” high altitude vineyards at 900 meters/ 2,952 feet and aged for 14 months in a unique selection of medium char oak barrels. Dark ruby color. Aromas of red berries and currant. Flavors of fleshy, fresh baked fruit, cherries, and vanilla.

Tinto Pesquera Reserva 2018 ****1/2 $64.99

Aged for 18 months in 225-liter American Oak Barrels, then aged in the bottles for another year. Dark burgundy color. Aromas of blackberry and dark fruit. Flavors of blackberries and lush dark fruit. A well-balanced wine with integrated fruit.

Condado De Haza Crianza 2019 ***** $25.00

100% Tempranillo sourced from estate vineyards at 800 meters/ 2,624 feet. The average age of vines is 30 years. Aged for 14 months in American Oak barrels and aged in bottles. Black cherry color. Aromas of ripe berries and coffee. Flavors of lush dark fruit, licorice, and vanilla bean. Long pleasant finish.

Condado De Haza Alenza Gran Reserva 2009 ****1/2 $100

100% Tempranillo sourced from high-altitude vineyards at 800 meters/ 2,624 feet. Aged for 24 months in American Oak Barrels, fermented with stems. Dark ruby color. Aromas of dark berries, menthol, and balsamic. An intriguing mouth of dark fruit, licorice, balsamic, and soy.

Bodegas Tinto Pesquera

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