Arzuaga Crianza Ribera del Duero 2022 vs Zuccardi Jose Malbec 2019
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Arzuaga Crianza Ribera del Duero 2022 currently starts £0.03 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £31.96 | £31.99 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Bodegas Arzuaga Navarro | Zuccardi |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo | Malbec |
| Region | Ribera del Duero | — |
| Country | Spain | — |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
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Arzuaga Crianza Ribera del Duero 2022
' The Arzuaga winery is in Valladolid, in the heart of the Ribera del Duero Designation of Origin region. The wines come from La Planta, an estate belonging to the Arzuaga family in Quintanilla de Onesimo, in the province of Valladolid. This is an excellent location for vine-growing, as the plants receive the sun and moisture they need for the grapes to ripen perfectly. Fundamentally, Arzuaga wines are made based on three premises: the soil, the climate and the orientation of the vineyards. The local flora and fauna coexist perfectly with the vines in La Planta. The flora includes pines, holm oaks and savin juniper, and, among the animals are wild boar and red deer. This coexistence clearly shows the love the Arzuaga family feels for the natural world. The estate covers 1,400 hectares (3,500 acres) in a wonderful location in the heart of the Ribera del Duero Designation of Origin area: its Golden Mile. It was at the beginning of the 1990s when, after buying La Planta estate, Florentino Arzuaga began planting vines, building the winery and, of course, making wine. The Arzuaga Winery has 210 hectares (520 acres) of vineyards distributed between the immediate surroundings of the winery and the natural area of La Planta estate. The Arzuaga vineyards enjoy a unique climate: sunshine and clear skies in the daytime and cool, damp nights. This climatic combination means the grapes ripen slowly but perfectly, producing healthy fruit with plenty of colour, full of sugar and aromatic acidity. In this region of Castile, where low fertility is a feature of the soils, the Tinto Fino or Tempranillo variety is grown, together with the French grapes Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. 80% of the vineyards are more than 20 years old. Bodegas Arzuaga also has vineyards outside the province of Valladolid, in Malagon, in Ciudad Real, where its Pago Florentino wine is made. '
Zuccardi Jose Malbec 2019
At Zuccardi it is clear that quality starts in the vineyards. Through extensive research and the use of technology such as electromagnetic mapping of soil, Zuccardi are gaining a better understanding of the 'terroir' and how to match soils wit the most appropriate grape variety. The quality at Zuccardi is ever improving as these wines find their place. Every part of viticulture at Zuccardi, from irrigation techniques, trellising and training, pruning and harvesting is constantly reviewed and improve upon whilst always remains true to their principles of sustainability. Intense dark red colour, Jose Zuccardi is a complex wine on the nose, giving notes such as ripe black and red fruit aromas with subtle spicy notes. Firm and mature tannins that give structure to the wine, but fresh and elegant due to its great acidity. This Malbec gives a wonderful long finish. Food Pairing: Enjoy with red meats, pasta and young cheeses.
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