Matarromera Crianza 2018
A new vintage of a classic Ribera del Duero wine
Included among the top 100 wines of 2021 by the influential American magazine Wine Spectator, Matarromera Crianza 2018 is a must-have for wine lovers. A sensational Ribera del Duero whose success is reaffirmed by each new vintage. Excellent balance between fruit and oak.
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
Type of barrel
American oak barrels
Barrel aging time
14 months
Capacity (cl)
75
Alcohol content (% vol.)
14.5
General Information
Matarromera Crianza has become a cult wine. Its first vintage, that of 1994, won the title of Best Wine of the World at an international competition of the International Wine Organization of Spain, held in Turkey. Since then it’s remained up among the elite of the D.O. Ribera del Duero. This vintage, Matarromera Crianza 2018, was included in the top 100 wines in the world in 2021 by the prestigious publication Wine Spectator.
It's made entirely from Tempranillo grapes grown on vines located very close to the River Duero in Olivares and Valbuena de Duero (Valladolid), one of the most privileged areas for cultivating the Tempranillo variety in Spain. It was matured to perfection in fine-grained, lightly toasted French and American oak barrels that fully preserve its fruity flavours.
Founded by Carlos Moro in 1988, Bodega Matarromera is one of the foremost wineries in the country, whose success is based on its outstanding ingredients. Located on a hillside in Valbuena del Duero that commands a view of the river Duero, it began picking up major international awards from the outset. In fact, the very first vintage of Matarromera won the grand gold medal at the International Wine Competition. This marked the start of the expansion and shaping of Bodegas Familiares Matarromera, one of the most important winegrowing groups in the country, which is present in Toro, Cigales, Rueda and Rioja.
Matarromera Crianza 2018 (D.O. Ribera del Duero) is ideal with red meats, pasta, pulses, deli meats, cheeses and pâtés.
The winery
Following the winemaking tradition of his Castilian ancestors, Carlos Moro founded the Matarromera winery in Valbuena de Duero (Valladolid) in 1988 with a clear objective: to create quality wines using the most advanced technology while respecting traditional winemaking methods. The main challenge undertaken by Carlos Moro was his commitment to new barrels for aging his wines, an initiative that was novel at the time in Ribera del Duero. Another key to Matarromera's success is its excellent vineyards, located in a legendary area of the D.O. Ribera del Duero: Valbuena de Duero.
Matarromera was the first winery of Carlos Moro and the seed of one of the most important wine groups in this country: Bodegas Familiares Matarromera. The first red wine produced by the winery—an ancestor of the brand we now know as Melior—achieved the title of "Best Wine in the World" at the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) competition held in Turkey in 1995. Currently, Bodega Matarromera has 150 hectares of its own vineyards and controls an additional 160 hectares.