Bodega Cepa 21 Hito Ribera del Duero 2014

Jose Moro_ Winemaker at Cepa 21 Winery

Bodegas Cepa 21 Bodegas Cepa 21 is the new ambitious project headed by the Moro family, the owners of Bodegas Emilio Moro, one of the most emblematic wineries in the Ribera del Duero. The aim of this project has been to build a modern, functional, minimalist new winery drawing on the savoir faire acquired over the years by several generations of the Moro family in the making of modern-style wines. The winery, which nestles in the middle of fifty hectares (around 124 acres) of its own Tinto Fino vines (the purest Tempranillo clone), is modern and equipped to bring out the very best of one of the finest varietals in the world. This new wine, Cepa 21, is aimed at consumers who have the expertise and open-mindedness to discover new tasting characteristics and who also appreciate the subtlety and elegance of a wine that is soft and sweet on the palate with bold aromatics.

Bodega Cepa 21 Hito Ribera del Duero 2014   The 2014 Hito is an affordable young Tempranillo aged in barrels for eight months. Here they search for the expression of the fruit, a Tempranillo from a cool, high altitude zone of Ribera del Duero. The nose is quite showy and perfumed, mixing notes of violets and cherries with some roasted undertones, spicy, a little herbal, developing aromas of ash and incense with time. It's medium-bodied with a soft texture, and tender with polished tannins and moderate acidity, velvety, easy to drink. A benchmark Ribera at a very attractive price. 300,000 bottles produced. 89 Points eRobertparker.com #221