Crianza is the essential wine. Balance and integrity. It displays the fine manners of experience and the grace of plethoric vine. Juicy black fruit on the palate inviting you to eat well and feel good.
But there is more. Crianza maintains an invisible pact with the landscape. An imperceptible force that brings us closer to the truth of the place. And instantly turns extreme climate vineyards into the most welcoming place in the world.
Pago de los Capellanes Crianza's food pairing
"A wonderfully polished expression of Ribera del Duero's match-up of power and high-plain freshness, this still has gorgeous intensity of finger-staining blackberry and mullberry succulence, a shading of expensive, fine-grained, toasty oak and satisfyingly savoury tannins all coming together to match the meat coming off the wood-fired grill. - David WILLIAMS"
- Decanter (December 14th 2022), 94 pts
"The 2020 Ribera del Duero Crianza offers a touch more complexity, with both red and black fruits, sandalwood, leafy tobacco, and graphite-driven aromas and flavors. It's medium to full-bodied and has a layered, elegant mouthfeel, ripe yet building tannins, and a great finish. Drink this 100% Tempranillo over the coming 5-6 years, although I suspect it will evolve even longer."
- Jeb Dunnuck (Importer Highlight: Fran Kysela ; July 2024), 92 pts
"An elegant, medium- to full-bodied red, with creamy tannins well-meshed with flavors of blackberry paste, crushed black cherry, eucalyptus and milled pepper, revealing lively acidity with a balsamico edge. Drink now through 2028. 29,166 cases made, 800 cases imported.—Alison NAPJUS."
- Wine Spectator (June 5th 2023), 91 pts
In the 15th century, the chaplains of Pedrosa de Duero, in the Ribera area of Burgos, obtained several vineyards as payment for tithes, masses and prayers. Over time, that property ...
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