2020 Pago de Carraovejas El Anejon Magnum
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| Type of Wine | |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | |
| Appellation | |
| Winery | |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Grape | , , |
| Content (Alc) | 1.5 ltr (15%) |
| Drink window | 2025 - 2036 |
Description
The grapes are harvested entirely by hand in small crates, and after extensive monitoring during growth and an initial selection in the vineyard, a second selection takes place. The grapes then go to a cold room and then to the final selection table. At Carraovejas, everything is gravity-fed, eliminating the need for pumps that can aggressively and often over-oxygenate the must and wine. The wine then ferments in small wooden barriques with indigenous yeasts, which are given ample time. Malolactic fermentation takes place in the same barrels, after which the Anejon is gravity-fed one level down to the barrel cellar, where it is aged in new French oak for at least 18 months.
The Anejón reveals the aromas of the terraces of the Ribera del Duero. Situated high in the Ribera del Duero, with an almost manic focus on quality, superb wines are produced here. This winery also owns Ossian, the famous winery from the Rueda region, with its Verdejo vineyards, some of which are over 150 years old. The 2020 Anejón wine is a blend of Tempranillo (93%), Cabernet Sauvignon (5%), and Merlot (2%) and is produced only in exceptional years. This balance is the foundation of the wine's fine, delicate, yet intense character. On the one hand, floral aromas integrated with powerful fruit evoke the vibrancy of the surroundings. On the other, it exudes freshness and a vibrant energy characteristic of a location as unique and authentic as the Carraovejas terraces.
The wine is often compared to the Aalto PS, which isn't entirely surprising, as former Aalto winemaker and director Javier Zaccagnini worked closely with Pago de Carraovejas. This is a 1.5-liter magnum version. Even more delicious and with a longer drinking window.
In the tab: Attachment, you'll find the official fact sheet for this fine wine. We'll automatically send it to you when you order this wine. The wine is stored in our climate-controlled Wine Warehouse, and if you pick it up, you'll often receive a nice discount. You'll see the potential discount immediately if you select "Pickup" at the checkout page. We're located almost next to the Rijksweg with ample parking. Click here for the address.
Specifications
| Packing information | Giftbox |
|---|---|
| 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 | 2036 |
| Alcohol % | 15 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 1.5 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 93 |
| James Suckling rating | 93 |
| Vinous rating | 95 |
| Tasting Profiles | Complex, Droog, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Kruidig, Rood fruit, Tannines, Vol |
| Drink moments | Indruk maken, Lekker luxe, Open haard |
Professional Reviews
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 93
Reviewed by:
Luis Gutiérrez
Release Price:
$154
Drink Date:
2024 - 2030
The 2018 El Anejón is a blend of 81% Tinto Fino, 12% Merlot and 7% Cabernet Sauvignon from a very steep slope where they have to make it terraced. First produced in 2009, the wine fermented in oak vat and matured in new barrels for one year. It was a very good vintage after the frost of 2017 (when they only produced Pago de Carraovejas); they had enough rain and cooler temperatures, and the crop was very balanced. The summer was dry and warm, the grapes achieved very good ripeness, and the wine finished with 15.5% alcohol. It has a ripe nose with some earthy notes, and despite all the new oak, the wine does not feel too oaky (they also keep the bottled wine for three years before it's released). It's very ripe and comes through as powerful, with plenty of tannin and a dark profile of aromas, developing notes of black olives with time in the glass. They are concerned about the alcohol level in the wine (in the past, they never harvested anything below 14% alcohol), but their main concern is the balance in the wine. It needs some more time in bottle. 16,000 bottles produced.
In 2015, they stopped producing Crianza and Reserva wines and moved to single-vineyard wines, vinifying by plot with 39 separate vats. They consider 2020 to be a vintage that represents what they are looking for—more freshness and less ripeness in their wines, despite the fact that they have traditionally harvested very late and the property is mostly south-facing. They are grubbing up the lower part of the property, where they have deeper soils, and they have focused on the higher and middle parts, poorer soils with more limestone and less clay. The have also planted some more on north-facing slopes, using head-pruning and echalas training of the vines. They are still buying grapes, but their own vineyards are in the process to be certified organic. They now export some 15% of the volume, as the internal demand is very strong. They produce around 850,000 bottles in total.
Published: Jan 31, 2023
The Wine Advocate
RP 93
Reviewed by:
Luis Gutiérrez
Release Price:
$150
Drink Date:
2024 - 2032
The 2019 El Anejón includes 3% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Merlot to complement the Tinto Fino/Tempranillo from their Anejón terraces. It comes from a warm, dry and ripe year when the wine achieved 15.5% alcohol. It has notes of ripe dark berries, spices and a smoky touch from quality barrels, new 600-liter barrels where the wine matured for a period of 12 months. It's medium to full-bodied, with abundant, slightly grainy tannins and a dry, chalky finish. 16,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2021. The wine is aging slowly and feels quite balanced.
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
Score
93
Avg Price (ex-tax)
$ 84
Pago de Carraovejas Ribera del Duero El Anejón 2020
Friday, Jul 26, 2024
Color
Red
Country
Spain
Region
Castilla y León
Vintage
2020
Rich, deep and complex nose of baked plums, dark cherries, cocoa powder, hoisin sauce, black mushrooms and mussel shells. Effortlessly full-bodied with abundant, powdery tannins on the palate. Long and densely packed, yet really polished. Drink or hold.
Zekun Shuai
Senior Editor
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Vinous
95
Drinking Window
2024 - 2036
From: The Vast Bounty of Central Spain (Feb 2021)
Dark ruby. Highly perfumed cherry, black raspberry, potpourri and exotic spice scents on the incisive nose; subtle licorice and woodsmoke qualities add complexity. Vibrant, sweet and expansive in the mouth, with a core of juicy acidity giving spine to palate-staining red and blue fruit compote, floral pastille and spicecake flavors. The floral quality gains strength on the finish, which shows outstanding tenacity and lingering cherry and mineral notes.
- By Josh Raynolds on February 2021
Situated in the heart of Ribera del Duero, in Peñafiel, this sprawling estate holds more than 160 hectares of prime vineyards and a huge, fully modern, tricked-out winery where the Ruiz family is producing some of the region’s best wines - and over 800,000 bottles of them per year. Founder José Maria Ruiz released his first wine from vintage 1991, in 1993, and expansion has been steady ever since. Today Pago de Carraovejas is one of the most highly respected wineries in Spain. Sales and the wines’ image are definitely helped by the fact that over 100,000 bottles per year are sold at the family’s well-known and excellent restaurant, José Maria, in Segovia.
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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.
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The grapes are harvested entirely by hand in small crates, and after extensive monitoring during growth and an initial selection in the vineyard, a second selection takes place. The grapes then go to a cold room and then to the final selection table. At Carraovejas, everything is gravity-fed, eliminating the need for pumps that can aggressively and often over-oxygenate the must and wine. The wine then ferments in small wooden barriques with indigenous yeasts, which are given ample time. Malolactic fermentation takes place in the same barrels, after which the Anejon is gravity-fed one level down to the barrel cellar, where it is aged in new French oak for at least 18 months.
The Anejón reveals the aromas of the terraces of the Ribera del Duero. Situated high in the Ribera del Duero, with an almost manic focus on quality, superb wines are produced here. This winery also owns Ossian, the famous winery from the Rueda region, with its Verdejo vineyards, some of which are over 150 years old. The 2020 Anejón wine is a blend of Tempranillo (93%), Cabernet Sauvignon (5%), and Merlot (2%) and is produced only in exceptional years. This balance is the foundation of the wine's fine, delicate, yet intense character. On the one hand, floral aromas integrated with powerful fruit evoke the vibrancy of the surroundings. On the other, it exudes freshness and a vibrant energy characteristic of a location as unique and authentic as the Carraovejas terraces.
The wine is often compared to the Aalto PS, which isn't entirely surprising, as former Aalto winemaker and director Javier Zaccagnini worked closely with Pago de Carraovejas. This is a 1.5-liter magnum version. Even more delicious and with a longer drinking window.
In the tab: Attachment, you'll find the official fact sheet for this fine wine. We'll automatically send it to you when you order this wine. The wine is stored in our climate-controlled Wine Warehouse, and if you pick it up, you'll often receive a nice discount. You'll see the potential discount immediately if you select "Pickup" at the checkout page. We're located almost next to the Rijksweg with ample parking. Click here for the address.
| Packing information | Giftbox |
|---|---|
| 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 | 2036 |
| Alcohol % | 15 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 1.5 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 93 |
| James Suckling rating | 93 |
| Vinous rating | 95 |
| Tasting Profiles | Complex, Droog, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Kruidig, Rood fruit, Tannines, Vol |
| Drink moments | Indruk maken, Lekker luxe, Open haard |
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 93
Reviewed by:
Luis Gutiérrez
Release Price:
$154
Drink Date:
2024 - 2030
The 2018 El Anejón is a blend of 81% Tinto Fino, 12% Merlot and 7% Cabernet Sauvignon from a very steep slope where they have to make it terraced. First produced in 2009, the wine fermented in oak vat and matured in new barrels for one year. It was a very good vintage after the frost of 2017 (when they only produced Pago de Carraovejas); they had enough rain and cooler temperatures, and the crop was very balanced. The summer was dry and warm, the grapes achieved very good ripeness, and the wine finished with 15.5% alcohol. It has a ripe nose with some earthy notes, and despite all the new oak, the wine does not feel too oaky (they also keep the bottled wine for three years before it's released). It's very ripe and comes through as powerful, with plenty of tannin and a dark profile of aromas, developing notes of black olives with time in the glass. They are concerned about the alcohol level in the wine (in the past, they never harvested anything below 14% alcohol), but their main concern is the balance in the wine. It needs some more time in bottle. 16,000 bottles produced.
In 2015, they stopped producing Crianza and Reserva wines and moved to single-vineyard wines, vinifying by plot with 39 separate vats. They consider 2020 to be a vintage that represents what they are looking for—more freshness and less ripeness in their wines, despite the fact that they have traditionally harvested very late and the property is mostly south-facing. They are grubbing up the lower part of the property, where they have deeper soils, and they have focused on the higher and middle parts, poorer soils with more limestone and less clay. The have also planted some more on north-facing slopes, using head-pruning and echalas training of the vines. They are still buying grapes, but their own vineyards are in the process to be certified organic. They now export some 15% of the volume, as the internal demand is very strong. They produce around 850,000 bottles in total.
Published: Jan 31, 2023
The Wine Advocate
RP 93
Reviewed by:
Luis Gutiérrez
Release Price:
$150
Drink Date:
2024 - 2032
The 2019 El Anejón includes 3% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Merlot to complement the Tinto Fino/Tempranillo from their Anejón terraces. It comes from a warm, dry and ripe year when the wine achieved 15.5% alcohol. It has notes of ripe dark berries, spices and a smoky touch from quality barrels, new 600-liter barrels where the wine matured for a period of 12 months. It's medium to full-bodied, with abundant, slightly grainy tannins and a dry, chalky finish. 16,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2021. The wine is aging slowly and feels quite balanced.
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
Score
93
Avg Price (ex-tax)
$ 84
Pago de Carraovejas Ribera del Duero El Anejón 2020
Friday, Jul 26, 2024
Color
Red
Country
Spain
Region
Castilla y León
Vintage
2020
Rich, deep and complex nose of baked plums, dark cherries, cocoa powder, hoisin sauce, black mushrooms and mussel shells. Effortlessly full-bodied with abundant, powdery tannins on the palate. Long and densely packed, yet really polished. Drink or hold.
Zekun Shuai
Senior Editor
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
Vinous
95
Drinking Window
2024 - 2036
From: The Vast Bounty of Central Spain (Feb 2021)
Dark ruby. Highly perfumed cherry, black raspberry, potpourri and exotic spice scents on the incisive nose; subtle licorice and woodsmoke qualities add complexity. Vibrant, sweet and expansive in the mouth, with a core of juicy acidity giving spine to palate-staining red and blue fruit compote, floral pastille and spicecake flavors. The floral quality gains strength on the finish, which shows outstanding tenacity and lingering cherry and mineral notes.
- By Josh Raynolds on February 2021
Situated in the heart of Ribera del Duero, in Peñafiel, this sprawling estate holds more than 160 hectares of prime vineyards and a huge, fully modern, tricked-out winery where the Ruiz family is producing some of the region’s best wines - and over 800,000 bottles of them per year. Founder José Maria Ruiz released his first wine from vintage 1991, in 1993, and expansion has been steady ever since. Today Pago de Carraovejas is one of the most highly respected wineries in Spain. Sales and the wines’ image are definitely helped by the fact that over 100,000 bottles per year are sold at the family’s well-known and excellent restaurant, José Maria, in Segovia.
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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.
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