Hacienda Monasterio Ribera del Duero Reserva - 2009 (750ml) Size:750ml one or two years off

one or two years off its plateau

Under the watchful eye of Desmond Payne

and drink it over the following three-plus decades

The grapes are de-stemmed by hand and then put into open top Bordeaux barrels that are stood up on their ends and have one end cut off

Hacienda Monasterio Ribera del Duero Reserva - 2009 (750ml) Size:750ml one or two years offThe 2004 Reserva delivers a beautifully complex bouquet followed by lush, succulent fruit on the palate. Velvety textured with well concealed tannin, it can be approached now but will be at its best from 2014 to 2029. Hacienda Monasterio is located between Pesquera and Valbuena del Duero. The estate is planted primarily to Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) but there is also some Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Malbec. Oenologist winemaker Peter