2021 Alejandro Fernandez Pesquera Crianza
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Region | |
| Appellation | Ribera del Duero |
| Winery | Pesquera |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Grape | |
| Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (14.5%) |
| Drink window | 2023 - 2029 |
- Buy 6 for 27.25 22.52 each and save 6%
Description
A delicious wine from the Ribera del Duero. Parker sometimes compared it to a Pétrus. A classic sturdy wine with ripe tannins, full of fruit, long aftertaste. Deep red intense bouquet with black fruit and a not too overpowering taste of the wood aging. Aged for 18 months in American oak. Characteristic of Pesquera's style is that the wood gives extra complexity to the wine without suppressing the fruit. Quality from the founder of top wines from the Ribera del Duero.
The bunches are destemmed and the grapes are fermented in stainless steel tanks. This happens completely naturally at 22-27°C, without the addition of external yeast cells. Only after fermentation are the grapes pressed. The young wine then rests for 20 days in stainless steel tanks and is then transferred to new American oak barrels. The crianza spends 18 months in wood and 6 months in bottle.
Specifications
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Castilla y Leon |
| Appellation | Ribera del Duero |
| Winery | Pesquera |
| Grape | Tempranillo |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Drinking as of | 2023 |
| Drinking till | 2029 |
| Alcohol % | 14.5 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Promotion | Tier Price |
| Parker rating | 92 |
| James Suckling rating | 92 |
| Tasting Profiles | Complex, Dry, Aged on wood, Powerful, Spicy, Red fruit, Tannines, Full |
| Drink moments | Barbecue, Cadeau!, Lekker luxe, Met vrienden, Open haard |
Wijnhuis
In terms of success, only Vega Sicilia from Ribera del Duero can compete with the Pesquera wines of Alejandro Fernández. Fernández makes wines of a rich and exceptional character at relatively realistic prices, and he is therefore the archetype of a 'success story' in modern times. Born in 1932, he left school at age 14 and was brought up in the fields. His 'curriculum vitae' therefore includes professions such as carpenter, farrier and inventor of numerous agricultural machines that were supposed to facilitate the processing of the beet fields, among other things. However, he dreamed with his wife Esperanza and their 4 daughters to grow wine with international allures.
In 1972, through his agricultural machinery business, he obtained a loan that enabled him to launch into wine growing. One of his first assistants (and mentor), the oenologist Teofilo Reyes, will have a defining influence on the style of the wine by putting more emphasis on the ripeness of the grapes than ripening in barrel. At a time when Spanish viticulture is declining and vines are being torn out to be replaced by beets, Fernández plants vines and markets his first wine in 1975. Unlike most Spanish wines that age and sell in cask cellars when they reach their maturity, the Pesquera wine matures in the bottle following the example of the great Bordeaux. Very sober ruby-purple color, a lot of fruit, typical wood, remarkable maturity and intensity, with a beautiful structure and a lot of tanines, because of these characteristics the Pesquera wines are considered as a current measure of the potential of the Spanish wines.