Terrae Valdecrasto Tempranillo Tempore 2020
Terrae Valdecrasto Tempranillo Tempore
The color is bright, slightly translucent, garnet red. The scent is pure and characteristic of tempranillo: strawberries and blackcurrants, hints of spiciness and dried fruit. The wine has a soft attack on the palate and that is also part of tempranillo. The style of the wine is smooth with a slight spiciness in the taste. The tannins are elegant and give the wine good structure.
The vineyards are located on loam-clay soil. This soil is able to store rain and return it to the vines in a period of drought. The grapes are picked at night in the second half of September and then have the right temperature for cold skin maceration (provides extra color, aroma and taste). Alcoholic fermentation then follows and the juice is pumped over the skins daily for optimal freshness and structure of the wine.
Bodegas Tempore was born from the Yago Aznar family's passion for wine. And that has been going on for four generations! In 2002, the Yago Aznar family decided that the time was right to produce their own wines from the seventy hectares of vineyards in Lécera, in the heart of the Sierra de Arcos, an inhospitable sub-area of Bajo Aragón.
In addition to a passion for wine, the family has a great respect for the land. They have chosen to plant only indigenous grape varieties, such as garnacha, tempranillo, macabeo and garnacha blanca. The vines are much older than the winery itself. The old, sometimes 70 years old, garnacha sticks are among the young plantings. The vineyards are located on a plateau, approximately 550 meters above sea level. The days are warm, but at night it cools down considerably. This ensures that the grapes ripen evenly and retain their acidity. There is no more than 300 mm of precipitation per year. All Bodegas Tempore vineyards are certified.
Paula and Victor Yago Aznar, brother and sister, are the ones who run the family business where the parents and their families are also active.
The Generación wines are the result of the knowledge accumulated over the generations, which come together in this.
