Details
- Type: Red
- Country: Spain
- Region: Spain
- Vintage: 2012
- Producer: Pagos del Rey
- Primary grape: Tempranillo
- Bottle size: 75cl
- Code: 28951
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Awards:
- GOLD (2012) Sommelier Wine Awards 2016
Expression
Oaked, intense, concentrated reds
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Full-flavoured and mature cheeses e.g. Cheddar, Cheshire, Edam, Gouda. Manchego, parmesan, Pont l’Évêque
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Bay leaf, black pepper, chives, mint, nutmeg, rosemary, thyme
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Grilled, roasted, seared, braised game: boar, duck, grouse, pheasant, venison. Beef, lamb
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Full-flavoured cream- or cheese-based sauces e.g. parmesan. Intense wild mushroom, casserole or jus sauces
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Some good combinations are possible with spicy foods but careful experimentation is required
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Usually vegetables will be supporting a full-flavoured meat or dominating sauce. Hearty lentil dishes. Rich, wild mushroom dishes
About the Wine
Some of the best wines in Europe simply don’t conform to the rules, think Super Tuscans in Italy. La Unica, from Pagos del Rey, is at the extreme end of this scale across Northern Spain’s key wine regions. Classified as simply table wine, this is a ‘best of the best’ blend where winemakers put forward their best barrels for a final taste off and blending master class that brings together outstanding parcels of Tempranillo from Rioja, Ribera del Duero and Toro. Each label for every bottle is hand painted by acclaimed Argentinian artist Mariano Rinaldi Goni. Now living in Berlin and running one of the city’s cutting edge restaurants, along with his art gallery, Mariano’s artistic flare combines wine and sensuality in an elegant and playful manner, reflecting the character of the wine
Tempranillo
Temp-rah-NEEL-yo
The grape behind Rioja and widely planted in Spain in general. Tempranillo lends itself to significant oak ageing, it tastes of ripe
strawberry, autumnal, baked, berry fruit with sweet Christmas spices.
Flavours:
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Cherry
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Fig
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Mushroom
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Sweet Tobacco
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Violet
The Country
Spain
Spain has a huge number of unusual and captivating regions aside from the beautiful Rioja. Whilst tradition remains, some producers are really pushing boundaries making Spain one country to keep coming back to.
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