Classical Wines From Spain, Ltd. www.classicalwines.com - (206) 297-6713
WINERY: Familia Díaz Bayo
COUNTRY: Spain
REGION: Castilla y León
APPELLATION: D.O. Ribera del Duero
GRAPES: 100% Tempranillo
ELEVATION: 870-920 meters / 2,800-
3,000 feet
SOIL: limestone, clay
AGE OF VINES: 30-80 years
AGING: 20 months in French oak
WINEMAKER: Isaac Fernandez Montaña
VITICULTURE: organic
ALCOHOL: 14%
UPC CODE: 7 37686 04103 3
THE WINE:
100% Tempranillo from three high elevation parcels: El Mirón at 920 meters with 60 year old vines
on clay soils; El Gallo at 870-910 meters with 30 year old vines on limestone soils; Las Fuentes
Viejas at 850 meters with over 80 year old vines on clay and limestone soils. Aged 20 months in
French oak, it expresses minerality and lingering black fruit in an extremely terroir-driven and
complex style. Reminiscent of the wines that originally impulsed the Ribera del Duero
phenomenon!
THE WINERY: The Díaz Bayo family are perennial growers in the village of Fuentelcésped, where viticulture
dates to the 1100s and Reconquest of the Duero Valley. Ideal conditions for vines were found along
the Arroyo de la Nava, a high valley just ten miles to the southeast of modern-day Aranda de
Duero. The estate comprises nearly 100 acres in multiple parcels between 2800 and 3200 feet in
elevation, soil types encompassing limestone, marl and clay. Varied exposures further contribute
to fruit diversity and extended harvest.The age of the vines, the great majority old-clone Tinta del
País, ranges from 12 to 100 years, the average being well over 50 years. Viticulture is organic.
Familia Díaz Bayo Reserva 2015