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Diaz Bayo 20 Meses in Barrique 2015
Price: $43.00 (average US retail)
Size: 750ml
Winery: Familia Díaz Bayo
Vintage Year: 2015
Country: Spain
Region: Castilla y León
Appellation: D.O. Ribera del Duero
TASTING NOTES
100 percent Tempranillo from three high elevation parcels. El Miron at 920 meters with 60 year old vines on clay soils, El Gallo at 900 to 960 meters with 30 year old vines on limestone soils, Las Fuentes Viejas at 900 meters with over 80 year old vines on clay and limestone soils. Aged 20 months in French oak, it expresses minerality and lingering black fruit in an extremely terroir driven and complex style. Intense aromas of black fruit with balsamic and mineral notes, cocoa and coffee. Tasty with a rich and fleshy texture.
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FAMILIA DíAZ BAYO WINERY INFO
Overview: The modern bodega includes conical oak, cement and steel tanks for fermentation of the distinct parcels and according to the type of wine being produced. Barriques are of primarily French oak, from various producers. Extreme altitude and soil types combine with sensitive winemaking to express the deep minerality of the region, highlighted by freshness and balance.
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History: The Díaz Bayo family are perennial growers in the village of Fuentelcésped, where viticulture dates to the 1100s and Reconquest of the Duero Valley. Ideal conditions for vines were found along the Arroyo de la Nava, a high valley just ten miles to the southeast of modern-day Aranda de Duero.
The estate comprises nearly 100 acres in multiple parcels between 2800 and 3200 feet in elevation, soil types encompassing limestone, marl and clay. Varied exposures further contribute to fruit diversity and extended harvest.The age of the vines, the great majority old-clone Tinta del País, ranges from 12 to 100 years, the average being well over 50 years. Viticulture is organic.
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