Bodegas El Lagar De Isilla - San Juan Del Monte

Origin Ribera del Duero, Spain

Winery Bodegas El Lagar De Isilla

Grape 100% Tempranillo

Vintage / Alcohol content 2020 / 15%

Information & Character Here they want to convey the essence of the typical character of the country. The processing in the cellar is done carefully to respect the area, which consists of 5 old vines between 80 and 90 years old and at an altitude of 940 m. Limited production depending on the vintage and numbered bottles. Ripe fruit with intense balsamic aromas, black fruit with herbal notes, licorice notes, blackberry long and powerful reflecting the type of soil. Fine tannins that melt in the mouth.

Soil Alluvial with sand and clay to lime.

Suitable for Perfect charcuterie, meat dishes of lamb, pork and poultry.

About the Producer

The history of the El Lagar de Isilla winery and its wines began in 1995 in Ribera del Duero. It all began in the historic 15th century winery located below the El Lagar de Isilla restaurant in Aranda de Duero. There, at a depth of 12 meters, the Zapatero Pinto family produced the first 50,000 bottles of a wine that is already a reference today with its 250,000 bottles in annual production. Their vineyards are mainly located in the districts of La Vid and San Juan del Monte, at the beginning of the Burgos Ribera del Duero (east-west). They have 40 hectares of vineyards, of which 30 are young vineyards and 10 are old vineyards (60 to 90 years old). The dominant variety is Tinta del País or Tempranillo.

Vinification Cold maceration at 8ºC for 7 days then malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels.