PÉREZ PASCUAS GRAN RESERVA GRAN SELECCIÓN 2014
The 2014 Pérez Pascuas Gran Selección Gran Reserva follows the classical path of the 2010 and 2012 vintages (it’s only produced in exceptional years), really nuanced and complex, balanced and still young and even a little austere (these are never showy). The palate has terrific harmony and balance, with some restraint and with nicely integrated oak after an extended élévage of 26 months in barrique. 4100 numbered bottles were filled in March 2017. It should age magnificently.
VIÑA PEDROSA GRAN RESERVA 2014
The single-vineyard 2016 Viña Pedrosa La Navilla Reserva was produced with the grapes from the vines that surround the winery in the village of Pedrosa de Duero. It shows some spicy and smoky aromas after 20 months in French oak barrels. It has some austerity and, when tasted next to the regular Viña Pedrosa Reserva from the same year, revealed a slightly more rustic personality and abundant tannins. 29889 bottles produced. It was bottled in September 2018.
VIÑA PEDROSA RESERVA FINCA LA NAVILLA 2016
The single-vineyard 2016 Viña Pedrosa La Navilla Reserva was produced with the grapes from the vines that surround the winery in the village of Pedrosa de Duero. It shows some spicy and smoky aromas after 20 months in French oak barrels. It has some austerity and, when tasted next to the regular Viña Pedrosa Reserva from the same year, revealed a slightly more rustic personality and abundant tannins. 29889 bottles produced. It was bottled in September 2018.
VIÑA PEDROSA RESERVA 2016
The truly impressive 2016 Viña Pedrosa Reserva is a textbook example of ripe Tempranillo from Ribera del Duero with the austerity of the Castilian weather and the poor limestone-rich soils that give it a chalky mouthfeel. It’s juicy and a little chewy but has plenty of fruit to counterbalance those tannins, and it has grip and should do well with the regional foods like roasted lamb or suckling pig. 2016 was a cooler year, and the wine shows very good balance and freshness. 68805 bottles produced. It was bottled in January 2018.
VIÑA PEDROSA CRIANZA 2017
The smoky and spicy 2017 Viña Pedrosa Crianza has notes of cocoa and vanilla, quite marked by the élevage in oak, with hints of cold bonfire and cigar ash. The palate reveals abundant tannins, and as in other 2017s. It seems like the wine might have been a little weak for the élevage and comes through as oakier than normal. It finishes dry and with some faint bitter notes. 170000 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2019.
EL PEDROSAL 2017 (CEPA GAVILÁN 2017)
The 2017 El Pedrosal, also sold in some markets under the brand Cepa Gavilán, has a nose of smoky bacon and sweet spices, quite attractive and showy. The palate is a little more challenging, with concentration and plenty of tannin and a warm finish, reflecting a small crop in a warm and dry vintage marked by spring frost. 140000 bottles produced. It was bottled in February 2019.
