2017 Hacienda Monasterio, Reserva, Ribera del Duero, Spain

2017 Hacienda Monasterio, Reserva, Ribera del Duero, Spain

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2017 Hacienda Monasterio, Reserva, Ribera del Duero, Spain

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So often the sweet spot of this formidable range, the 2017 Reserva offers a far more immediate and accessible profile than recent vintages. The nose is an homage to all things chocolate and cherry, think black forest gateau, liqueur truffles and kirsch spiked cocoa. The oak, much less prominent in this lighter year, manifests as clove and allspice rather than a vanilla bomb. Really nicely put together on the palate where plush black fruit is ameliorated by liquorice, cinnamon and sour berries, brought together with a snap of espresso bean on the finish. Best of all, with a hefty decant, it will be ready to go on landing. 2022—2030.

Jahred Ehret, Account Manager, Berry Bros. & Rudd (Nov 2021)

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Wine Advocate95/100
Somehow I didn't taste the 2017 Hacienda Monasterio, but I did taste the 2017 Reserva, which is quite impressive for such a challenging year in Ribera del Duero. They suffered less from the frost on the property, which is quite warm and usually frost-free. The wine has a seductive nose that combines raspberries and cranberries with herbs and flowers. It's ripe at 15% alcohol, but it does not show heat or alcohol. This is 80% to 82% Tinto Fino and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon that matured in barrel for some 20 months. It's medium to full-bodied, juicy, rich and velvety, with fine, chalky tannins. The wine really transcends the challenges of the vintage and delivers more than I expected. 35,000 bottles produced.

Drink 2021 - 2026

Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate (Oct 2021) Read more

About this WINE

Bodegas Hacienda Monasterio

Bodegas Hacienda Monasterio

Hacienda Monasterio is esteemed as one of the premier estates in Spain's Ribera del Duero wine region. Nestled near Pesquera and Valbuena del Duero villages along the renowned "Golden Mile," this estate spans 170 hectares. The Golden Mile is a highly regarded area for wine production in Ribera del Duero, known for its exceptional terroir and concentration of top-tier wineries.

Various grape types are grown here, including Tinto Fino (the local name for Tempranillo), the dominant grape in Ribera del Duero wines. The estate focuses exclusively on producing Crianza and Reserva wines. Crianza wines are aged for at least two years, with a minimum of one year in oak barrels, while Reserva wines are aged for a minimum of three years, including at least one year in oak.

The involvement of Peter Sisseck as a consultant winemaker is a significant aspect of Hacienda Monasterio's success. Sisseck, a highly respected figure in the wine industry, is best known for his work with Dominio de Pingus, another acclaimed Ribera del Duero winery. Living on the estate, Sisseck has a hands-on approach to winemaking, ensuring that every step meets his exacting standards.

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Ribera del Duero

Ribera del Duero

In the last 30 years, Ribera del Duero has emerged from almost nowhere to challenge Rioja for the crown of Spain's greatest wine region. Once known only as the home of Vega Sicilia it now boasts numerous bodegas of outstanding quality like Cillar de Silos, Alión and Hacienda Monasterio. Ribera del Duero was granted its DO status in 1982, at a time when only nine bodegas were operating there, yet today it has over 200 wineries and more than 20,000 hectares of vines. Most of Ribera del Duero's production is red, with only a modest quantity of rosado produced. No white wines are allowed under the DO.

Ribera del Duero owes its success to a combination of factors: firstly, its terroir of schistous sub-soil bears remarkable similarity to other famous winemaking regions such as the Douro and Priorat. Secondly, its microclimate, with its high altitude, hot days and cool nights (a phenomenon known as “diurnal variation”), ensures ripeness while preserving the vivacity of the fruit, aromatic flavours and refreshing acidity.

Thirdly, it has been blessed with an exceptional native grape, Tempranillo (also known as Tinto del País or Tinto Fino). This yields superb, complex red wines that are delicious when young but which also have the capacity to age into magnificent Gran Reservas. Finally, the immense influence of its winemakers has been key – historically, of course, Vega Sicilia, but more recently Peter Sisseck (Hacienda Monasterio) and the indefatigable Aragón family of Cillar de Silos.

The same DO rules govern Ribera's barrel-aged styles as for Rioja: Crianzas are aged for two years before release with at least a year in oak barrels; Reservas must be three years old with at least a year spent in oak; and, finally, Gran Reservas must be five years old before going on sale, with two years spent in barrel. The young (joven) unoaked red wines, called Roble, tend to boast a moreish, vibrant, bramble fruit while the best oak-aged styles of Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva show intense, generous fruit, overlaid with notes of vanilla and sweet spice, and wrapped up in polished, elegant tannins.

Recommended producers: Vega Sicilia (including Alión), Cillar de Silos, Hacienda Monasterio

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Tempranillo/Tinto Fino

Tempranillo/Tinto Fino

A high quality red wine grape that is grown all over Spain except in the hot South - it is known as Tinto Fino in Ribera del Duero, Cencibel in La Mancha and Valdepenas and Ull de Llebre in Catalonia. Its spiritual home is in Rioja and Navarra where it constitutes around 70% of most red blends.

Tempranillo-based wines tend to have a spicy, herbal, tobacco-like character accompanied by ripe strawberry and red cherry fruits. It produces fresh, vibrantly fruit driven "jovenes" meant for drinking young. However Tempranillo really comes into its own when oak aged, as with the top Riojas  where its flavours seem to harmonise perfectly with both French and American oak, producing rich, powerful and concentrated wines which can be extraordinarily long-lived.

In Ribera del Duero it generally sees less oak - the exception being Vega Sicilia where it is blended with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot and then aged for an astonishing 7 years in oak and is unquestionably one of the world`s greatest wines.

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