Valdelosfrailes Pago de las Costanas 2016
The winning bet of Carlos Moro in Cigales
Valdelosfrailes Pago de las Costanas 2016 occupies the pinnacle of quality in Valdelosfrailes, the winery managed by Bodegas Familiares Matarromera in Cigales.
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
100% Tempranillo
Type of barrel
French and American oak barrels
Barrel aging time
14 months
Capacity (cl)
75
Alcohol content (% vol.)
14.5
General Information
Since 1998, Bodegas Familiares Matarromera, supported by the winemaking tradition of Carlos Moro's family in the D.O. Cigales, founded Bodega Valdelosfrailes in the Valladolid municipality of Cubillas de Santa Marta. From its beginnings, the winery broke with the winemaking tradition of classic claretes to focus on high-quality wines, primarily vinified with the region's main variety, tempranillo.
With old vines of this variety, over 125 years old, Valdelosfrailes Pago de las Costanas 2016 is crafted, the most coveted red wine of Carlos Moro, the alma mater of Bodegas Familiares Matarromera, in the Castilian region. A wine that embodies the union of excellent raw material, altitude, and minerality.
The Pago de las Costanas is located in Cubillas de Santa Marta, at an altitude of 800 meters and occupying just over 15 hectares of a loamy-clay vineyard. From there comes this wine, which is ideal to accompany stew, roasted meat, mushrooms, and aged cheeses.
Creators' opinion
Valdelosfrailes Pago de las Costanas luce un ntenso color cardenalicio con ribetes granates. Extremadamente aromático y delicado, en él destacan las notas de frutos negros maduros seguidas de ecos de maderas nobles y caja de tabaco que evolucionarán a tonos más especiados. En boca es amplio, potente y con un final persistente, mineral y muy elegante. Destaca el equilibrio entre fuerza, intensidad y elegancia. Una integración perfecta caracterizada por el origen de sus suelos peculiares y la excelencia en su elaboración.
The winery
Sponsored by the family winemaking tradition in the D.O. Cigales, Carlos Moro (Bodegas Familiares Matarromera) founded Bodega Valdelosfrailes in the Valladolid municipality of Cubillas de Santa Marta. From its inception, the winery broke with the winemaking tradition of classic claretes to focus on high-quality wines, vinified primarily with the main variety of the region, the tempranillo, which thrives so well along the Duero river. Bodega Valdelosfrailes owns 60 hectares of its own vineyards and controls an additional 70 hectares.