Product Description
91 Points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
"The now called simply 2013 Montecastro feel like a completely different wine from a new regime. The wine is ripe and heady but the oak feels much better integrated, and the palate is smoother and with better balance and freshness. It's mostly Tempranillo with some 5% Merlot matured in used French and American (10%) oak barrels for 13 to 18 months depending on the lot. 53,433 bottles produced."
Vinous Reverie Notes
The rocky and chalky soils of Montecastro are at one of the highest points in the D.O. of Ribera del Duero. The potential of this site is what lured the Del Rio family to purchase the property in 2012. While previous wines made here have a rustic charm, decades of experience in running Hacienda Monasterio have taught the Del Rios how to tame the native Tinto Fino into something more elegant and precise. By including some stems in the fermentation and by reducing the time in barrel and the percentages of new wood, Montecastro is evolving into one of the best values in Ribera del Duero.
