Maestro Tejero Vina Almate Tempranillo 2016 monterrei You’re going to meet some

You’re going to meet some outrageously good Bourgogne-level wines from 2016

James Halliday

changes in the wine style will occur because no two growing seasons are ever the same

All components were kept on their lees for eight months before bottling for additional texture and complexity

The wine is light bodied – a ripe year showing generous red fruits and reasonably structured tannins

Maestro Tejero Vina Almate Tempranillo 2016 monterrei You’re going to meet someTempranillo, Ribera del Duero region. Via Almate is the name of the first vineyard that Alfredo planted and gives its name to this entry level Duero wine. Almate is drawn from a number of plots of Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) of varying vine ages; firstly from the old vine, stony terroirs of the high Valtiendas mountains (1,000 metres elevation) as well as Peafiel, at 700 metres. All the vineyards are hand harvested (there is no other choice with old bush