Alfredo Maestro Tejero A Dos Tiempos 2022 (6 Bottles) Ribera del Duero, Spain

by Fine Wine Cellars

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An even split of Tempranillo and Garnacha, the vineyards for this unusual wine are located in Navalcarnero (Madrid) at 670 metres above sea level on a sandy soil of decomposed granite. A Dos Tiempos translates as ‘at two times’, describing the nature of the harvest. The first pick occurred early in the season, just a few days after veraison, while the second was at full ripeness in September.

On both occasions, the grapes were picked by hand, destemmed and crushed immediately after picking. Fermentation was natural, in stainless steel tanks with daily pump-overs. After malo the wine was racked to French oak, where it rested and settled naturally with the help of gravity. Assemblage was immediately before bottling, with the focus on a balanced combination of freshness, ripeness, soft fruit and tannins.

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About Maestro Tejero

Alfredo Maestro makes some seriously excellent, expressive, and inexpensive wines from his home in Ribera del Duero.

Defying the conventions and regulations of his region, Alfredo is a self-taught grape-grower and winemaker who learnt how to make wine straight out of a textbook. After a few years of seeing the wines made by classic methods, with adjustments and additives, he threw the textbook away and pursued a more unadulterated, natural way of making wine.

That proved to be a great decision with his wines find plenty of fans across the planet for their raw drinkability and irreverence. These are stripped back Spanish Garnacha with plenty of attitude.

Maestro’s strength revolves around revitalising ancient majuelos (tiny old-vine parcels) dotted through the highlands of Ribera del Duero and the mountains around Madrid. A prominent exponent of the natural movement in Spain, Maestro works far outside the confines of his vineyards’ D.O. legislation, meaning the wines are not labelled according to their region of origin.

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