We’re returning to one of the pioneering wineries of the D.O. Ribera del Duero, Señorío de Nava, to bring you a fantastic Crianza made wholly from Tempranillo grapes: Señorío de Nava Crianza 2018. A classic with a new twist that’s elegant, velvety and pleasing with a marvellous balance between fruit and oak.
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
100% Tempranillo
Type of barrel
Medium-toast 225- and 300-litre French oak barrels
Barrel aging time
12 months
Capacity (cl)
75
Total acidity (g/l)
4.9
Volatile acidity (g/l)
0.6
pH
3.5
Alcohol content (% vol.)
14.5
General Information
2018 was a great year in Ribera del Duero. Señorío de Nava Crianza 2018 comes from Tempranillo vines with an average age of 40 years that grow on different plots in Burgos and Soria, in very poor, calcareous-clay soils at altitudes above 840 metres. The grapes were picked by hand, following a careful selection of the best bunches. The wine was subsequently aged for 12 months in French oak barrels and matured for a further 12 months in the bottle to round it off.
Founded in 1986 in Nava de Roa (Burgos), Bodegas Señorío de Nava originates from a former cooperative that was relaunched by a group of vintners of León, who revamped the facilities to equip them with the latest technology. This marked the start of a pioneering winery in the D.O. Ribera del Duero, the maker of the Denominación’s first Reservas.
Señorío de Nava creates its wines from grapes from different villages of the provinces of Burgos and Soria. Its vineyards are 40 years old on average and are cultivated in predominantly calcareous-clay soils that are very poor in organic matter. The Tinto Fino vines lie at varying altitudes above 850 metres.
At the turn of the twenty-first century the Vázquez Muñoz-Calero family took the reins of the winery, which now offers a perfectly revamped classical style, fresher and more modern, in which fruit predominates over oak in wines that are aged in underground cellars in perfect temperature and humidity conditions.
Señorío de Nava Crianza 2018 (D.O. Ribera del Duero) is a recommendable choice for hearty dishes like roast suckling pig or Madrid-style chickpea stew.
Creators' opinion
Cherry-red with coppery glints from ageing. Medium pigmentation. Bright, clear and appealing. Complex and fine. Very long-lasting fruity aromas enhanced by notes from ageing in wood. Balsamic, dark-roast aromas and hints of coffee and liquorice. Balanced and lively. Elegant and velvety. Magnificent balance between fruit and wood. Nice finish.