Pago de Carraovejas Ribera del Duero 2023 750ML

Red Wine from Castilla y Leon, Spain

Ribera del Duero, Spain is home to some of the greatest and most collected red wines on the planet, Vega Sicilia, Pingus and Aalto come to mind. Pago de Carraovejas was created to be a benchmark wine from this great region. Started by José María Ruiz, top restarauntier in Spain and a representative of Spain at the ‘First Global Contest for Sommeliers’ held in Milan. He started the winery in 1987 in Penafiel with nine hectares in the sweetspot of Ribera del Duero in the Carraovejas hillsides. Peñafiel (with its famous castle ) sits right along the golden mile (Milla de Oro) of the Ribera del Duero, surrounded by some of Spain’s most prestigious vineyards and producers. Grapes from the golden mile go into the great wines I mentioned above plus others like Protos, Emilio Moro and Carraovejas. The estate is also home to Ambivium, a Michelin-starred restaurant built directly into the winery complex. Today we bring you the Pago de Carraovejas Ribera del Duero 2023 , receiving double 95pts. This vintage marks a turning point in the history of the winery. From now on, the Crianza and Reserva are unified in this wine that focuses on the terroir and character rather than the time of aging. Priced under fifty, experience the greatness of its contemporaries, some over a thousand dollars a bottle, at a fraction of the price.  Iconic producer from an iconic red wine region.