Valdaya Ribera del Duero 2018
What the critics think
94
score
Valdaya Ribera del Duero 2018
What the critics think
94
score
About the wine
Bold, barrel-aged Tempranillo from a priceless, 90-year-old Spanish vineyard
- This Spanish red is a luscious balance of elegant dark fruit backed by a layer of toasty spice from over a year of barrel-aging. Winemakers Marta Ramas & Miguel Fisac carry out every step of their winemaking by hand, guiding this Tempranillo from a revered 90-year-old vineyard to each bottle.
- Small, high-quality wineries like Valdaya rely almost entirely on restaurant wine sales, but when the pandemic closed the restaurants that proudly stocked their wines, Marta and Miguel feared they would have to close Valdaya entirely.
- When Angels came along, your $5 million Covid Relief fund allowed Naked to buy a third of Valdaya’s wines outright, saving the winery from shutting down and supplying wine drinkers everywhere with exquisite wines like this Spanish red.
Best before
You can drink it now or keep it for 3-4 years, it has great aging potential. Store it in a cool place with consistent temperatures.
Serving advice
Let this wine open up and air out for at least half an hour, and serve it at around 60-64ºF for best flavor results.
Food match
Pair this luscious Tempranillo with roast young lamb with roast potatoes - a Ribera del Duero classic.
Contains sulphites
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Spain
Ribera del Duero
Tempranillo
Smooth Red
14.5% ABV
750ml
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - COVID Relief Fund
- The reverberating impact of COVID-19 closures including bars, restaurants and tasting rooms is felt by small businesses everywhere - including the winemakers we love most. This community exists to save independent producers...
- ...and right now, more of them could use a helping hand. So we're using our voice to broadcast the stories of family wineries and winemakers in need of your support, worldwide. Every bottle you purchase gives them hope (and help!) while their sales channels are down.
- Reserving wines under this name gives more independent winemakers the help they need to keep producing incredible wines — this vintage and the many next.
Learn more about the winemakers supported by the $5 million COVID Relief Fund
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