La Poda Tempranillo 2021
A Ribera designed by Almudena Alberca (Master of Wine)
Almudena Alberca (Master of Wine) belongs to the current generation of Spanish winemakers with an international outlook. Almudena, who heads the technical department at Entrecanales Domecq e Hijos, the group to which Viña Mayor belongs, is developing La Poda, a range of single-varietal, casual and fresh wines designed to capture the identity of the most famous Denominaciones. La Poda Tempranillo 2021 is a pleasant to drink Ribera del Duero that’s been lightly aged in French oak.
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
100% Tempranillo
Type of barrel
French oak barrels
Type of bottle
Bordeaux
Capacity (cl)
75
Total acidity (g/l)
4.56
Sugar
1.5
pH
3.79
Alcohol content (% vol.)
14
General Information
La Poda Tempranillo 2021 was grown on vines between 12 and 15 years old located in areas of Valladolid and Quintanilla near the Viña Mayor winery. The grapes were harvested by hand and transported to the winery in 300-kg picking bins. They were fermented in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature and cold macerated. The resulting wine was lightly aged in French oak. A previous vintage of this red, that of 2019, won a gold medal from Gilbert & Gaillard.
In 2018 Almudena Alberca became the first Spanish woman to qualify as a Master of Wine, the most coveted title in the world. This achievement and her skill at designing the wines produced by the Entrecanales Domecq e Hijos group, which includes wineries as prestigious as Viña Mayor and Bodegas Palacio, make her one of the leading Spanish winemakers with the most international outlook.
The history of Bodegas y Viñedos Viña Mayor dates back to 1986 in Quintanilla de Onésimo (Valladolid). It currently boasts an excellent market position with brands that are known all over the world and admired for their excellent value for money. Innovation and respect for the environment – they hold the Wineries for Climate Protection (WfCP) certificate – are two of their distinguishing features.
La Poda Tempranillo 2021 (D.O. Ribera del Duero) is the perfect wine to go with shoulder of lamb with roast potatoes.
Creators' opinion
Deep ruby-red. The nose combines fruit with complex aromas of bottle ageing, sweet spices and subtle toasty notes. Well-structured and round, silky and complex texture with a long, flavourful finish.
The winery
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Winemaker
The upward trajectory of Bodegas y Viñedos Viña Mayor, founded in Quintanilla de Onésimo in 1986, has run parallel to the Ribera del Duero Denomination of Origin, established four years earlier. The success of its two brands, Viña Mayor and Secreto, has only enhanced the reputation of a winery known worldwide and admired for the excellent value for money of its wines.
On the other hand, Viña Mayor is a company highly committed to caring for the planet: it works with plans for energy and water efficiency, resource consumption, and waste generation, which has led it to achieve the Wineries for Climate Protection certification, the only certification in Spain that endorses wineries working sustainably.
In February 2024, the Portuguese company Sogrape acquired the winery from the Entrecanales Domecq e Hijos group.