2020 Pago de Carraovejas Cuesta de las Liebres Magnum
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| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | |
| Appellation | |
| Winery | |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Grape | , , |
| Content (Alc) | 1.5 ltr (15%) |
| Drink window | 2025 - 2038 |
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Description
The Cuesta de las Liebres is the top model of Pago de Carraovejas and is only produced in exceptional years. The 2019 is the successor of the 2018 (and before that 2015). Situated high in the Ribera del Duero with an almost manic focus on quality, great wines are made here. This winery is also the owner of Ossian, the famous winery from the Rueda with its Verdejo vineyards of sometimes 150+ years old. The wine is a 100% Tinto de Fino (Tempranillo). The Cuesta de las Liebres vineyard is located on a steep slope with a rich biodiversity. The vines, planted in a vertical vase, border the upper part of a pine forest in which various native species of flora and fauna coexist. The whitish colored lime salts are visible in the terroir of limestone marl. These elements, together with those of the unique mesoclimate, are distinctive features that allow the vineyard to transmit a character full of energy and authenticity. A great place, where Tempranillo shows its purest expression. The balance is the basis of the fine, delicate and at the same time intense character of the wine. On the one hand, the scents of flowers integrated with a powerful fruit show the liveliness of the environment. On the other hand, it transmits freshness and a liveliness and energy, characteristic of a place as unique and genuine as the terraces of Carraovejas.
The grapes are harvested entirely by hand in small crates and after extensive monitoring during growth and after a first selection in the vineyard, the 2nd selection takes place. The grapes then go to a cold room and then to the final selection table. Everything at Carraovejas takes place by gravity, so no pumps anywhere that move the must and wine too aggressively and often with too much oxygen. The wine then goes for fermentation in small wooden barriques with indigenous yeasts. This is given all the time. The malolactic fermentation takes place in the same barrels and then the Anejon goes one floor lower by gravity to the barrel cellar where it can mature in new French oak for 24 months in very fine-grained French oak barriques. The wine was bottled at the end of 2023 and then had another year of bottle maturation. The Cuesta de las Liebres comes from a single vineyard of only a few hectares. This version is a magnum of 1.5 liters. Even tastier, more festive and with a longer drinking window.
FACT: In the tab 'Attachments' you will find the official fact sheet of this beautiful wine. We will automatically send you this when you order this wine. The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will often also receive a nice discount . You will see your discount immediately when you choose 'Pick up' on the checkout page. We are located in Dordrecht almost next to the A16 with plenty of parking. Click here for our address.
Specifications
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Castilla y Leon |
| Appellation | Ribera del Duero |
| Winery | Pago de Carraovejas |
| Grape | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Tempranillo |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Drinking as of | 2025 |
| Drinking till | 2038 |
| Alcohol % | 15 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 1.5 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 95 |
| James Suckling rating | 95 |
| Tasting Profiles | Complex, Droog, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Kruidig, Rood fruit, Tannines, Vol |
| Drink moments | Indruk maken, Lekker luxe, Open haard |
Professional Reviews
Parker
RP 95
Reviewed by: Luis Gutiérrez
Release Price: $275
Drink Date: 2024 - 2036
The top-of-the-range 2019 Cuesta de Las Liebres is pure Tinto Fino from a slope ("cuesta" is the Spanish word for slope), 3.36 hectares planted in 1993 that they only bottle separately in exceptional years. 2019 was a healthy and homogeneous vintage, with ripeness and harmony. It comes from very chalky and white soils. The handpicked grapes fermented in small oak vats with indigenous yeasts, and the wine matured in new 225-liter French oak barrels. The oak is integrated and does not dominate the aromas or flavors, and the wine is serious and harmonious, with elegance and subtleness. It has 15% alcohol and a full-bodied palate with abundant, fine-grained and chalky tannins. 8,000 bottles were filled in May 2022.
The Ruiz Aragoneses family continues to expand their business and recently bought Tricó in Rías Baixas. At Pago de Carraovejas, the original winery in Ribera del Duero, they produce 724,000 bottles, and they are a commercial success in Spain. The wines I tasted showed more freshness and better integration of the oak within their style.
Published: Jun 13, 2024
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James Suckling
Pago de Carraovejas Ribera del Duero Cuesta de Las Liebres 2020
Score
95
A benchmark Ribera del Duero when it comes to quality. Expect the fine integration of high-grade wood, showing notes of peppermint, spices, truffles, dark chocolate, grilled herbs and dark cherry and blackberry fruit. More restrained in oak use compared with the old vintages for sure. Full-bodied and resolved, with seamless, powdery tannins and a juicy, tightly wound finish. Even, polished and effortless for such remarkable balance. It has a high level of concentration, with plush, integrated oak. Drink or hold.
Zekun Shuai
Senior Editor
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Pago de Carraovejas originally started with the first nine hectares and this has already become a reference winery in the heart of the Ribera del Duero. It all started more than three decades ago, when Pago de Carraovejas was founded in response to a dream of José María Ruiz to create a great wine in one of the areas that had the greatest potential at the time.
José María's history in the wine world had already begun several years earlier, in 1971, when he appeared as a representative of Spain at the 'First Global Contest for Sommeliers' in Milan. That experience was the beginning of his desire to open his own restaurant and make his own wines. Although he was still fully involved in the catering world since the opening of the renowned Restaurante José María in Segovia in 1982, he remained determined to launch his project for a small wine cellar that would produce wines of the best quality for his restaurant.
This is how the history of Pago de Carraovejas began when he opened the wine cellar in Peñafiel in 1987, specifically in the hills of Carraovejas. The location of these first nine hectares was chosen because they were an important historical center for Ribera del Duero wines and in one of the areas with the greatest potential for Spanish wines due to their location, soil and climate. This was the start of a project that has already produced more than thirty volumes.
The scope of what started as an ambitious dream has expanded tremendously over the years since the company was founded. In 2007, a new era began when José María's son Pedro Ruiz joined the project. This new leadership brought with it a fresh business perspective that, faced with the exponential growth of Pago de Carraovejas, decided to take on new challenges in sustainability and use them as criteria that would determine the company's activities; innovation as a driving force for progress and development; and enotourism as a means to open the project to all their customers with transparency and integrity.
Pedro Ruiz's leadership also marked the beginning of a new era under the concept of Alma Carraovejas (Soul of Carraovejas) that entails the search for unique landscapes that will help fulfill the dream of restoring and caring for unique legacies on the field of wine. -creating for future generations. The Alam Carraovejas group has a number of very famous wineries under its wing and only the best is good enough. Ossian, Maranones, Emilio Rojo, Vina Mein are wine houses belonging to the group. Top international houses. Visiting the winery is an absolute experience with the impressive wine cellar but also the Michelin-star restaurant AMBIVIUM which is in the top of the best Restaurants in Spain.
Pago de Carraovejas has unique wines, each with its own unique, extremely fascinating personality. The wines have very expressive aromas, intense color, fleshy, powerful and exuberant taste that manifests each of the characteristics of each variety. In recent years, this bodega has made a huge boost and is now one of the top houses in the Ribera del Duero.
Nice to know, but Jose Maria Ruiz serves the house wine in his restaurant in Segovia under the name "Autor" and this is a special version of the Pago de Carraovejas wines and it is only available in his restaurant. The restaurante José Maria is located on the Plaza Mayor in the city of Segovia in Spain and is managed on a daily basis by Rocío Ruiz, Pedro's sister.
The Cuesta de las Liebres is the top model of Pago de Carraovejas and is only produced in exceptional years. The 2019 is the successor of the 2018 (and before that 2015). Situated high in the Ribera del Duero with an almost manic focus on quality, great wines are made here. This winery is also the owner of Ossian, the famous winery from the Rueda with its Verdejo vineyards of sometimes 150+ years old. The wine is a 100% Tinto de Fino (Tempranillo). The Cuesta de las Liebres vineyard is located on a steep slope with a rich biodiversity. The vines, planted in a vertical vase, border the upper part of a pine forest in which various native species of flora and fauna coexist. The whitish colored lime salts are visible in the terroir of limestone marl. These elements, together with those of the unique mesoclimate, are distinctive features that allow the vineyard to transmit a character full of energy and authenticity. A great place, where Tempranillo shows its purest expression. The balance is the basis of the fine, delicate and at the same time intense character of the wine. On the one hand, the scents of flowers integrated with a powerful fruit show the liveliness of the environment. On the other hand, it transmits freshness and a liveliness and energy, characteristic of a place as unique and genuine as the terraces of Carraovejas.
The grapes are harvested entirely by hand in small crates and after extensive monitoring during growth and after a first selection in the vineyard, the 2nd selection takes place. The grapes then go to a cold room and then to the final selection table. Everything at Carraovejas takes place by gravity, so no pumps anywhere that move the must and wine too aggressively and often with too much oxygen. The wine then goes for fermentation in small wooden barriques with indigenous yeasts. This is given all the time. The malolactic fermentation takes place in the same barrels and then the Anejon goes one floor lower by gravity to the barrel cellar where it can mature in new French oak for 24 months in very fine-grained French oak barriques. The wine was bottled at the end of 2023 and then had another year of bottle maturation. The Cuesta de las Liebres comes from a single vineyard of only a few hectares. This version is a magnum of 1.5 liters. Even tastier, more festive and with a longer drinking window.
FACT: In the tab 'Attachments' you will find the official fact sheet of this beautiful wine. We will automatically send you this when you order this wine. The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will often also receive a nice discount . You will see your discount immediately when you choose 'Pick up' on the checkout page. We are located in Dordrecht almost next to the A16 with plenty of parking. Click here for our address.
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Castilla y Leon |
| Appellation | Ribera del Duero |
| Winery | Pago de Carraovejas |
| Grape | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Tempranillo |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Drinking as of | 2025 |
| Drinking till | 2038 |
| Alcohol % | 15 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 1.5 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 95 |
| James Suckling rating | 95 |
| Tasting Profiles | Complex, Droog, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Kruidig, Rood fruit, Tannines, Vol |
| Drink moments | Indruk maken, Lekker luxe, Open haard |
Parker
RP 95
Reviewed by: Luis Gutiérrez
Release Price: $275
Drink Date: 2024 - 2036
The top-of-the-range 2019 Cuesta de Las Liebres is pure Tinto Fino from a slope ("cuesta" is the Spanish word for slope), 3.36 hectares planted in 1993 that they only bottle separately in exceptional years. 2019 was a healthy and homogeneous vintage, with ripeness and harmony. It comes from very chalky and white soils. The handpicked grapes fermented in small oak vats with indigenous yeasts, and the wine matured in new 225-liter French oak barrels. The oak is integrated and does not dominate the aromas or flavors, and the wine is serious and harmonious, with elegance and subtleness. It has 15% alcohol and a full-bodied palate with abundant, fine-grained and chalky tannins. 8,000 bottles were filled in May 2022.
The Ruiz Aragoneses family continues to expand their business and recently bought Tricó in Rías Baixas. At Pago de Carraovejas, the original winery in Ribera del Duero, they produce 724,000 bottles, and they are a commercial success in Spain. The wines I tasted showed more freshness and better integration of the oak within their style.
Published: Jun 13, 2024
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
James Suckling
Pago de Carraovejas Ribera del Duero Cuesta de Las Liebres 2020
Score
95
A benchmark Ribera del Duero when it comes to quality. Expect the fine integration of high-grade wood, showing notes of peppermint, spices, truffles, dark chocolate, grilled herbs and dark cherry and blackberry fruit. More restrained in oak use compared with the old vintages for sure. Full-bodied and resolved, with seamless, powdery tannins and a juicy, tightly wound finish. Even, polished and effortless for such remarkable balance. It has a high level of concentration, with plush, integrated oak. Drink or hold.
Zekun Shuai
Senior Editor
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Pago de Carraovejas originally started with the first nine hectares and this has already become a reference winery in the heart of the Ribera del Duero. It all started more than three decades ago, when Pago de Carraovejas was founded in response to a dream of José María Ruiz to create a great wine in one of the areas that had the greatest potential at the time.
José María's history in the wine world had already begun several years earlier, in 1971, when he appeared as a representative of Spain at the 'First Global Contest for Sommeliers' in Milan. That experience was the beginning of his desire to open his own restaurant and make his own wines. Although he was still fully involved in the catering world since the opening of the renowned Restaurante José María in Segovia in 1982, he remained determined to launch his project for a small wine cellar that would produce wines of the best quality for his restaurant.
This is how the history of Pago de Carraovejas began when he opened the wine cellar in Peñafiel in 1987, specifically in the hills of Carraovejas. The location of these first nine hectares was chosen because they were an important historical center for Ribera del Duero wines and in one of the areas with the greatest potential for Spanish wines due to their location, soil and climate. This was the start of a project that has already produced more than thirty volumes.
The scope of what started as an ambitious dream has expanded tremendously over the years since the company was founded. In 2007, a new era began when José María's son Pedro Ruiz joined the project. This new leadership brought with it a fresh business perspective that, faced with the exponential growth of Pago de Carraovejas, decided to take on new challenges in sustainability and use them as criteria that would determine the company's activities; innovation as a driving force for progress and development; and enotourism as a means to open the project to all their customers with transparency and integrity.
Pedro Ruiz's leadership also marked the beginning of a new era under the concept of Alma Carraovejas (Soul of Carraovejas) that entails the search for unique landscapes that will help fulfill the dream of restoring and caring for unique legacies on the field of wine. -creating for future generations. The Alam Carraovejas group has a number of very famous wineries under its wing and only the best is good enough. Ossian, Maranones, Emilio Rojo, Vina Mein are wine houses belonging to the group. Top international houses. Visiting the winery is an absolute experience with the impressive wine cellar but also the Michelin-star restaurant AMBIVIUM which is in the top of the best Restaurants in Spain.
Pago de Carraovejas has unique wines, each with its own unique, extremely fascinating personality. The wines have very expressive aromas, intense color, fleshy, powerful and exuberant taste that manifests each of the characteristics of each variety. In recent years, this bodega has made a huge boost and is now one of the top houses in the Ribera del Duero.
Nice to know, but Jose Maria Ruiz serves the house wine in his restaurant in Segovia under the name "Autor" and this is a special version of the Pago de Carraovejas wines and it is only available in his restaurant. The restaurante José Maria is located on the Plaza Mayor in the city of Segovia in Spain and is managed on a daily basis by Rocío Ruiz, Pedro's sister.
