Condado de Haza Ribera del Duero Crianza 2021 NO20230823 black fruit

black fruit

spicy wines of singular character

The young but able hands of young winemaker Adrien Dhondt work magic on the fruit from 40 year-old Chardonnay vines

The bottle will reveal the Soria character in the interplay of fine tannins and acidity

it arrives as a deep ruby wine with haunting aromatics of violets

Condado de Haza Ribera del Duero Crianza 2021 NO20230823 black fruitCondado de Haza is where the Pesquera dynasty stretches its legs. Alejandro Fernandez the man widely credited with dragging Ribera del Duero into the modern era bought this estate near Roa in 1987 as the family's dedicated second home for Tempranillo. It's all estate grown fruit off some 200 hectares surrounding a chateau style winery, made as a more structured, terroir driven expression than the famous Pesquera. This Crianza spends around 15 months