Condado de Haza, Ribera del Duero Crianza, 1994 so022425 bordeaux 2022s with none of the tropical

with none of the tropical notes of warmer regions

and something from the sea

capturing both the coastal influence and the hands-off philosophy that define Lady of the Sunshine’s wines

A genuine insider's bottle

exploring how place

Condado de Haza, Ribera del Duero Crianza, 1994 so022425 bordeaux 2022s with none of the tropicalAlejandro Fernandez made Ribera del Duero famous with Pesquera, then bought a hilltop above the Duero at Roa and did it all over again. Condado de Haza was that second act: estate grown Tinto Fino (Tempranillo), aged in oak, made with the same conviction that put the region on the map. This is a 1994 with three decades in the bottle, so adjust your expectations accordingly. Old Ribera stops being about fruit and starts being about texture and savor.