| Type | Red wine |
|---|---|
| Region | |
| Grapes | |
| Producer | |
| Allergens | Contains sulfites |
| Alcohol contenti | 15.0% |
| Production | 800,000 bottles |
Pago de Carraovejas
2022A genuine icon among Ribera del Duero wines
Other bottle sizes and vintages
Spec sheet
The wine
The Pago de Carraovejas is a genuine icon among Ribera del Duero wines, it's the only way to explain why it runs out every year, a few months after being released onto the market. Its faithful fans eagerly await the new vintage, delighted by its now classic lactic volume and its immense fruit expression.
What does this wine taste like?
A distinguished wine that appears a lovely purple colour with attractive tears. Aromas of red fruits, spices, liquorice, blue flowers and woodland hints define its nose, whilst on the palate there's an assertive lactic element, with creamy toast and very fine, silky-textured tannins. A flavoursome wine, juicy and very well-balanced, with well-judged acidity and a persistent finish in which the hints of ripe fruit and the oak's toasty notes blend together nicely.
| Light | Bold | |
|---|---|---|
| Smooth | Tannic | |
| Dry | Sweet | |
| Soft | Acidic |
View | Purplish red / Purple rim |
|---|---|
Bouquet | Ripe black fruit / Lactic notes / Balsamic aromas / Sweet spices |
Mouth | Elegant / Structured / Profound / deep |
Drinking and storing
Serve between 16ºC and 18ºC
Food pairing
Iberian pork secreto / Cured Manchego cheese / Lamb ribs
Ratings and awards
| 2021 | 93+ PK | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 93 PK | ||
| 2019 | 93 PN | 91 SK | |
| 2018 | 92+ PK | 93 PN | 90 SK |
| 2017 | 91 PK | 93 PN | 92 SK |
| 2016 | 92 PK | 93 PN | 93 SK |
PK: ParkerPN: PeñínSK: Suckling
Wine critics reviewsReviews by Parker and Jancis Robinson
Customer reviews
Winemaking
The harvest is carried out manually using small crates, and the grapes are taken to a cold-storage room to be transferred later by gravity to the fermentation tanks, French oak vats and some small stainless steel tanks; the using of native yeasts will enable maximum expression of the terroir's characteristics and the singularity of each vintage. Again conveyed by gravity, the wine is transferred to American and French oak barrels, in which it will be matured for a year. Clarified with natural egg white and bottled by gravity with a select natural cork stopper, the now finished Pago de Carraovejas will continue to rest for a few more months in cellar before reaching the market.
| Vinification material | Stainless steel / Wood |
|---|---|
| Ageing period | 12 months |
| Barrel age | New and sused |
| Type of wood | French and American oak |
Vineyards
Its grapes grow on vines rooted in soils that combine limestone with red clay and white marl.
| Vine age | 30 years |
|---|---|
| Soil | Sandy loam / Clay / Marl |
| Climate | Continental |
The winery
Bodega Pago de Carraovejas
In spite of its short lifespan so far, Pago de Carraovejas is one of the benchmark wineries in the Ribera del Duero. The project which sought to turn a dream into reality has culminated in red wines which feature among the most sought-after in the whole of Spain and figure on the menus of the most renowned restaurants in the entire world.
