VILANO CRIANZA
GRAPE: Tempranillo.
APPELLATION: Ribera del Duero DO.
VINIFICATION: Fermentation at 28ºC. 14 days of maceration.
TASTING NOTES: Garnet red with very bright, intense, deep, ruby red hues, maintaining the gleam of youth. Balanced and powerful to the nose, with perfectly blended aromas of wood aging and very ripe fruit. Showing expressive tannis, its notable structure and excellent body in the mouth point to a long life in the bottle.
FOOD PAIRING: Perfect for red meats, roasts, fowl, firm-bodied fish such as salmon and pasta dishes
RATINGS HISTORY:
- 90 Wine Enthusiast, vntg 2019.
- 92 Wine&Spirits, vntg 2019.
- 90 James Suckling, vntg 2017.
- 91 Wine Spectator, vntg 2013 & 2016.
- 90 James Suckling, vntg 2016.
- 90 Wine Spectator, vntg 2015, 2014 & 2011.
- 93 Wine Enthusiast, vntg 2012.
Tech Sheet:
PRODUCER: Eva López knows this winery well. She has been working with them from the beginning. She was captivated by Viña Vilano quality wines average price point and international reviews.
Bodega Viña Vilano is located in the village of Pedrosa de Duero, province of Burgos, internationally regarded as the most privileged wine-growing region within the Designation of Origin of Ribera del Duero, with aged vineyards dating back to its foundation in 1957.
Currently, Bodegas Viña Vilano owns over 300 hectares of “Tinta Fina” or “Tinta del País” grapes, a local strain of the world renowned “Tempranillo”.
Over the past few years, the winery has installed state-of-the-art wine-making technology and built a cask aging facility that holds American, French and Central European oak casks to produce top qualities of their Viña Vilano range.
