2022 Marañones Peña Cruzada

Bodega Marañones has the potential to express and create unforgettable wines, bringing the terroir of Sierra de Gredos into liquid form. Wines that offer a different perspective on Spanish wine culture. Wines often coming from postage stamp plots such as in Bourgogne and Priorat. The Marañones is named after the location Marañones. It is part of the mountain at 800 m altitude, oriented to the north. We find the three types of granite of San Martin there: the white granite, the brown and the pink. Each vineyard in Marañones has a different soil. Some are on a hill. Others are more towards the highlands. Bodega Marañones has been part of the Pago de Carraovejas group for some years now, known for the top wines of the same name from the Ribera del Duero, but Ossian and Vina Mein also belong to this group. The aim is to add a top house from the most beautiful wine regions of Spain and to apply the same very high quality standards with which they themselves now belong to the Premier League. In addition to Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Galicia, this house comes from the mountains of the Sierra de Gredos.

The Peña Cruzada 2022 comes from a small plot located in the rolling countryside of Gredos, between the Marañones estate and San Martín de Valdeiglesias. This 0.7-hectare plot of old Albillo Real vines is characterized by pink granite soils and a unique mesoclimate, which makes for a wine with exceptional nuances.

The perfect integration of the vineyard with its environment contributes to the unique expression of this wine. The pink granite soil of the Peña Cruzada plot gives the wine an unparalleled minerality, elegance and length.

This wine embodies an exceptional balance between vineyard, viticulture, soil, climate and grape variety, resulting in a refined and complex wine that reflects the Peña Cruzada terroir in its purest form.

The former Pies Descalzos white wine comes from a place called Peña Cruzada, and from the 2022 vintage this will be the main name on the label, although Pies Descalzos will still appear in small, gray letters underneath. It is of course the same small parcel as in previous years, consisting of 0.7 hectares of old vines on pink granite soils with a sandy texture, surrounded by forest.

Like the other white wines from Marañones, this one has a controlled maturity, a floral and elegant aromatic profile, with some extra spiciness. The wine has a modest alcohol percentage of 12%, and the freshness and acidity are well expressed. Due to the small volume, the fermentation and maturation took place in oak barrels of 228 and 600 liters, in which the wine was aged for 10 months. This means that the ratio of oak to wine is higher than in the white Marañones, which means that the wood notes are more prominent here. This gives the wine a Burgundian character, but with the characteristic granite minerality and structure, resulting in an elegant, balanced wine with an extremely tasty and almost salty finish. This wine has great ageing potential and will develop beautifully over time. 1,472 bottles of this vintage were produced. Part of the Pago de Carraovejas group for several years now and they have promoted the wines to the Premier League - 95/100 Parker

FACT: In the Tab: Attachment you will find the official fact sheet of this beautiful wine. We will automatically send it to you 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. We are located almost next to the Rijksweg with plenty of parking. Click here for address.

• Grilled sea bass with fennel and lemon
  The delicate flavour of sea bass is enhanced by the aniseed notes of fennel and the freshness of lemon, which complements the citrus aromas and minerality of the wine.

• Risotto with green asparagus and Parmesan cheese
  The creamy texture of the risotto and the umami of the Parmesan harmonize with the full body and subtle wood character of the wine.

• Grilled peach, burrata and arugula salad
  The sweetness of grilled peach and the creaminess of burrata provide an interesting contrast to the wine's fresh acidity and light spiciness.

• Cod with a white wine and caper sauce
  The salty notes of capers and the juiciness of cod complement the salty finish and freshness of the wine.

• Roasted cauliflower with tahini sauce and pomegranate seeds
  The nutty flavours of tahini and the freshness of pomegranate complement the complexity and slight bitterness of the wine.

• Baked scallops with a beurre blanc sauce and samphire
  The sweetness of the scallops and the salty flavour of samphire enhance the mineral and briny characteristics of the wine, while the beurre blanc sauce emphasises the creaminess.