12 Linajes Aged Red 2014 100% Tempranillo, D.O Ribera del Duero

Awards: 92 points Wine Enthusiast 2018, 92 points Peñín Guide 2018, 90 points Repsol Guide 2018

Founded in 1972, Viñedos y Bodegas Gormaz is a winery with a long track record in the Ribera del Duero region, where it formed part of the first group of wine producers to receive official certification there. Although moves were afoot as early as 1980, it was not until 1982 that the Ribera del Duero Region was officially approved and founded with 12 wineries registered, one of which was Viñedos y Bodegas Gormaz.The region’s climate enjoys moderate to low rainfall, dry hot summers and long hard winters, which puts it firmly within the Mediterranean continental category. This environmental uniformity is particularly dominant along its entire axis, namely the Duero River, which not only gives the region its name, but also, in crossing its northern highlands, unites over 100 towns and villages and 279 wineries contained within a winegrowing area measuring some 115 km long by 35 wide.

Winemaking

Grape selection since estates, vineyard´s age and maturation degree. Previous to the fermentation, the grapes are macerated for 3 days at a temperature of 4-6º C in order to get the full extraction of aromas. Fermentation at a controlledtemperature of 28ºC for 10 days. After the fermentation process, the wine ismacerated for 10 days. After the malolactic fermentation the wine is transferred to French and American Oak barrels, new(60%) and semi-new, were it will spendfor 14 months, being afterwards rounded in the bottle for at least 12 months.