IMPOSSIBLE LOVE/ RED WINE (100% TEMPRANILLO) .D.O. RIBERA DEL DUERO

• Exhibitor: BODEGAS SERVILIO-ARRANZ
• Brand name: AMOR IMPOSIBLE
• Sector: VINO TINTO CON D.O. Y OTROS TINTOS

Amor Imposible is the concern of Bodegas Servilio, after the first years of elaborations, knowing and recognizing each vineyard, we discovered the exceptional capacity of the majuelo of our grandparents to express the reality of the old vines of Pesquera de Duero in selected elaborations.

In 2016, in search of the purest elegance, we subjected this unique grape to the dynamic aging of the Galician mussel rafts, an elaboration achieved with time in barrels together with the soft and harmonious elegance with which the bottled wine hanging from the rafts is culminated until it acquires its extraordinary balance.

TASTING SHEET

D.O.: Ribera del Duero.

Variety: Tempranillo 100%.

Vineyard yield: 2.500Kg/ha.

Winemaking: Selection table, destemming, partial crushing and vatting in a stainless steel tank of 3,000 liters. The alcoholic fermentation is carried out at a controlled temperature by means of jackets. Once finished. Malolactic fermentation takes place in a stainless steel tank. The wine is then aged in French and American oak barrels for 14 months. After 18 months in bottle on land, the wine was submerged in the Arousacolgado estuary of a raft 15 meters deep for 8 months. Amor Impossible was released in November 2022.

Alcoholic content: 14%.

Serving temperature: 16ºC.

APPEARANCE: Clean and bright, its burgundy color stands out, with hints of citrus fruits.

NOSE PHASE: It is recommended to decant the wine before tasting. It begins with fresh aromas of red fruit accompanied by spices such as clove and pepper. After the first minutes, it shows a strong presence of black licorice and black fruit compote. At the end appear toasted, roasted and coffee.

TASTE: The first aromas indicate the origin and origin of the wine. Amorimposible comes from an old Tempranillo vineyard located on limestone soils on the slopes of Pesquera de Duero. The wood always plays a secondary role in the aromas that appear, the notes of compote and black licorice come from the concentration of the grapes that the old vines provide. The wine achieves optimum harmony between freshness, liveliness and volume. It fills the upper part of the palate with energy and with compote aromas under the tongue.Amor Impossible also shows unusual length. The gentle movement of the dynamic aging under the tank, with the pressure of the sea at a depth of 15 meters, achieves unique maturation for the tannins. With the continuous movement of the bottle, the underwater aging gives greater volume and complexity.Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

The winery,  founded in the year 2004, on a few areas placed in the prestigious locality of Pesquera de Duero, in full heart of the Denomination of Origin Ribera del Duero. Wineries Servilio-Arranz it supports a familiar tradition of vine growers who were preparing his wine in the underground wineries of Pesquera de Duero, applying the philosophy of quality joins the making of a wine of primerísima with the tradition that has always preceded in our families.The way covered during these five add of life of the wine vault, he allows to see the first results with the different reknowledge that we have harvested throughout these years. The current wine vault, with a capacity of vinificar 100.000 Kg of grape, is provided with facilities of avant-garde to offer bred quality wines, in casks of oak and with a proper style, from the grape Tempranillo cultivated in the Farm “ El Candelero ”.

This ground , only one for his geographical place, solar exhibition and characteristics of the soil, is a part of the 15 There is. of vineyards in property, cultivated under a strict control in order to obtain the ideal point of maturation and the maximum sanitary quality of the grapes with which our wines are prepared.