2019 | Bodegas Mauro | Mauro VS

Mauro VS is matured in French and American barriques for 26 months and the resulting wine is powerful, dense and lengthy, with an immense core of concentrated black fruits, subtle herbal nuances and complex savoury depth.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The heady, meaty, smoky and spicy 2019 VS has an exuberant nose that's really open, expressive and powerful, reflecting a warm and dry year with 60% less rain than the average. The grapes were picked on September 11 and 18 from the vineyards in Traspinedo and El Rosal, fermented in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts and matured in a combination of new and used barriques for 26 months. This is a serious red for the long haul, a textbook Castilian Tempranillo with very good ripeness and power, 14.5% alcohol and generous but integrated oak that should get more and more integrated as years go by.

• Falstaff: Dark ruby, purple reflections, subtle brightening on the rim. Fine oak, black cherries, blackberry confit, subtle sea buckthorn and candied orange zest, floral nuances. Juicy, elegant, ripe cherries, integrated, structured tannins, savoury, fresh and long lasting, mineral on the finish, still very youthful, shows great length, very promising.

Producer Information

Bodegas Mauro is a well-regarded wine producer based in Tudela de Duero and making wines under the regional Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León title, some 190km (120 miles) northwest of Madrid. Located just outside the Ribera del Duero wine region, Bodegas Mauro has been in operation since 1978 with a cellar dating back to the 17th Century. Since 2004, the wine production process has been carried out in Bodegas Mauro's upgraded facility (also in Tudela). The winery vineyards in Tudela de Duero and Santibáñez de Valcorba cover an area of 80 hectares (198 acres) and are planted to two grape varieties: Tempranillo and Syrah. The vines experience high diurnal temperature changes and produce low yields of high quality grapes. On average, the vines are between 20 and 30 years old and are not treated with any man-made chemicals like herbicides and pesticides. The grapes are hand-harvested and blocks or picks are generally fermented individually. The fermentation and maceration processes combined can last between 2-3 weeks, depending on the vintage. Bodegas Mauro's wines are then aged in oak barrels, 75 percent of which are made from French oak, and the remaining 25 percent from American oak. Bodegas Mauro produces four signature wines under the regional Viño de la Tierra title: Mauro, a Tempranillo – Syrah blend, Mauro VS and Terreus, both Tempranillo, and a white wine made of Godello. Each wine and vintage is aged according to the vineyard, maturity of the vines and the wine's own distinctive character. The winery makes up to 280,000 bottles annually, with the majority of these sold to the Spanish national market and the remainder exported to approximately 55 countries worldwide. Tudela del Duero has a long and illustrious winemaking history, and was even made exempt from taxes in 1562 by the King of Spain due to the quality of its wines.

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