Malleolus de Valderramiro,DO 2019 (1x75cl)

Malleolus de Valderramiro comes from Emilio Moro's single old-vine vineyard in Ribera del Duero, made from Tempranillo (locally called Tinto Fino) aged in new French oak. It's the kind of bottle to open for a proper sit-down dinner rather than a quick glass on the sofa.

Ribera del Duero reds from old vines like this usually need a decant and a plate of red meat or aged cheese to really open up.

Tasting notes

Old-vine Tempranillo from Ribera del Duero typically shows dark plum and blackberry fruit, with firm tannin and toasted oak notes that soften with air and a few years in the cellar.