With Malabrigo 2021, Bodegas Cepa 21, the young and innovative winery of the Moro family, reaffirms its path of excellence that already characterizes its trajectory in Ribera del Duero.
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
100% Tempranillo
Type of barrel
French oak barrels
Type of bottle
Burgundy Bottle
Capacity (cl)
75
General Information
Malabrigo 2021 is a magnificent single-varietal red wine (tempranillo) of very limited production, whose meticulous production is undertaken by Bodegas Cepa 21 only in years when the quality of the grapes is particularly outstanding.
The very name of this extraordinary red wine reveals its unique origin: the vineyards of Pago Malabrigo, an estate with clay and loamy-sandy soils, exposed to strong winds and extreme temperatures, which allow for a very prolonged ripening of the grapes. Despite the months of aging in French oak barrels invested in its careful production, Malabrigo 2021 is marketed outside the traditional categories of Crianza, Reserva, and Gran Reserva, a decision by the winery in line with its groundbreaking and modern style.
Bodegas Cepa 21 represents the freshest version of Ribera del Duero. In the Valladolid town of Castrillo de Duero, the family-owned Moro winery, a renowned lineage in the D.O., works 50 hectares of its own vineyards. With fruits of the highest quality and in modern facilities, they produce fruity and modern wines with a very refined image that connect with the tastes of today’s consumers, like this Malabrigo that the Club brings to you.
Tasting notes
Garnet cherry color, with a very deep layer.
Intense and very serious nose, featuring aromas of ripe black fruit (blackberry and cassis), and subtle notes of fine wood.
On the palate, it reveals itself as a fleshy wine, with structured yet ripe tannins. Sweet with a very long finish and aftertaste.
Creators' opinion
Malabrigo tiene un color rojo cereza intenso con ribetes que van desde el rubí hasta el granate. En nariz muestra una gran expresividad que sorprende desde el principio hasta el final. Destacan las frutas negras características de la uva tempranillo enriquecidas con sutiles matices del envejecimiento en barrica. En boca es un vino con un sabor largo, goloso y seductor, donde el tanino suave se une armoniosamente a las notas frutales y a los matices del roble, ofreciendo una experiencia cautivadora. Postgusto largo y persistente a la par que intenso y elegante.
The winery
Cepa 21 is the winery of José Moro, the third generation of a renowned lineage of winemakers from Ribera del Duero. It is located in a valley in Castrillo de Duero (Valladolid) and features modern, minimalist-style facilities on a small hill that offers wonderful views. Focused on wine tourism, the winery also has its own restaurant. Cepa 21 produces wines with a very good image and a contemporary appeal: fruity and fresh; a true demonstration of the potential of the tinto fino (tempranillo) grape. To achieve this, it relies on 50 hectares of its own vineyards, most of which are distributed around the winery at an altitude between 780 and 850 meters.
Aware that high-quality raw materials are an essential condition for achieving great wines, the winery conducts an exhaustive selection of plots and soil monitoring prior to planting, in addition to meticulous viticulture practices (green pruning, cluster thinning...). Harvesting is done by parcels, and the grape clusters go through a selection table.
The winery also stands out for its commitment to technology: all the vineyards are monitored with field sensors, Internet of Things, satellites… The most innovative technology is used to record all parameters (humidity, wind, or plant stress).