Pago de Carraovejas is the respect for the origin, the soul of a path and the emotion of a journey to go.
Pago de Carraovejas was founded in 1988 and is located in the town of Peñafiel. Pago de Carraovejas means “the place where the sheep walk by”, a loose translation.
The ongoing pursuit of excellence best defines the career of José María Ruiz, Pago's founder and principal shareholder. Working his way through the restaurant trade (cook, waiter & sommelier) in his hometown of Segovia; José María, founded his own restaurant in 1982, and it soon became one of the city's top-rated venues. The winery was a logical extension of José María insistence on serving his restaurant clients the very best.
Today he not only makes his own top quality house wine; but also raises heritage-breed pigs for his culinary specialty: Segovia-style roast suckling pìg.
The commercial success of the Pago de Carraovejas wines has been spectacular since the first vintage (1991) hit the streets in 1993. In addition to the 100,000 bottles opened annually at the restaurant, the wines have become a must for quality restaurant wine lists in all of Spain. Every vintage is quickly sold out and allocations continue to be hard to come by.
Pago de Carraovejas offers three types of wine: Crianza, Reserve and Special Reserve or Vendimia Seleccionada Cuesta de las Liebres.
Technical Details
Region Produced in
Peñafiel - Ribera del Duero
Cask
American white oak casks, French Oak
Made with
94% Tempranillo, 3% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Merlot
Tasting Notes
Pago de Carraovejas Crianza has an intense cherry colour with purple tones. The nose is filled with ripe fruit aromas of black berries and spices. It is rich and fruity in the mouth with well integrated oak, notes of coffee and cacao and supple tannins. Full bodied, smooth and long finish
Grape varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Tempranillo
Since
Thursday 17 September, 2009
