91 Points

Dark garnet color. Intense nose with bright red cherry aromas graced with notes of leather, cocoa, licorice and mineral. Flavors are focused and equally intense, the wine is just beginning to show some age; the perfectly integrated tannins have good grip and, with the natural acidity, give the wine a strong backbone and a lead to a lengthy finish.  Good potential! 
-Kim Clougherty

 

Type of wine: Red Wine
Alcohol: 14%
Grape: 100% Tempranillo
D.O.C.: Ribera del Duero
Winery: Bodega Páramo de Corcos

Additional Information

Páramo means literally “bleak plateau” in Spanish. Páramo de Corcos is a zone within the D.O. Ribera del Duero specially designated because of its particular characteristics. The plateau is 950 m above sea level with a strikingly harsh, extremely arid climate. The terroir is a well-drained rocky, sandy loam with a deep layer of clay subsoil.

Perfectly ripe Tempranillo grapes.

Bodega Páramo de Corcos has 28 hectares of vineyards on this inhospitable, harsh terrain. The native Tempranillo grape is well-adapted to this tough environment and the Camarero Bajo Family, led by Javier and Lourdes and followed by their children Encarnación, Francisco Javier and José Maria, have been producing wine in the region since before the existence of the D.O. Ribera del Duero.

The family’s winery features state-of-the-art technology including small fermentation tanks to allow the grapes from each individual plot to be vinified separately. Everything is, of course, temperature controlled to capture the natural flavors present in the fruit.

All of the grapes are harvested manually. The grapes undergo a cold soak prior to fermentation. The wine is vinified in stainless steel tanks.  After vinification, the wine is aged for 12 months in 70% French oak and 30% American oak.