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PEPE YLLERA 2020 DO Ribera del Duero
Vintage Assessments Tasting Note Producer GRUPO YLLERA
NEW in Vintages. Fairly deep purple-red colour. intense, mineral-tinged, still youthful, ripe plum driven nose with some gentle toasty notes. Dry, medium to medium-full bodied, well structured, intense, youthful, ripe, plum fruit with some crancherry-cassis notes followed up by a lingering, red-pepper-tinged, gently cedary, bright, palate-cleansing finish. Great with steak, this tasty blend of 84% Tempranillo, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Merlot has 14% alcohol and under 2 g/L residual sugar with lot number L23347 on the lower part of the glass bottle. Aged for 10 months in 225-500L American and French oak barrels. You may wish to decant prior to serving as it opens up nicely after being allowed to breath for 15 minutes. CSPC 37554
Type Red Table Wine
Agent Joh Han
Country Spain
Region
Rating ***(90 points)
Bright, Ripe, Well Structured
LCBO Text Status Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy
TASTING NOTE: The spicy and peppery 2020 Pepe Yllera was an improvement over the already great 2019 I tasted next to it. It's serious, fresh, juicy, velvety and balanced. They told me 2020 (and 2021) was a vintage when the Cabernet Sauvignon ripened thoroughly. It's medium-bodied, velvety and very tasty, fresh, elegant, serious and young. This tasted like a much more expensive bottle of wine... Drink date: 2023-2028. Score - 92 (Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker.com, Jan. 31, 2023) Price $ 20.95
Bottle Size 750 mL
Tasting Date vintages release - September 7, 2024
Cases bought 432 (12 bottles per case)

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