Description
Valdaya Mirum has floral and fruity aromas, with a hint of smoked meat and light toasted notes. The acidity, freshness and alcohol are well balanced, giving a very elegant and long taste. Made exclusively with Tempranillo from old-vine parcels – Los Bueyes and Las Piedras – in Baños de Valdearados, it’s very much a limestone-influenced style from 925 metres, with subtle wood, chalky minerality, red berry fruit, tension and floral, violet top notes. Long, stylish and beautifully judged.
Bodega Valdaya was set up by Elena and Joaquin Gonzalez as a small family business and is now run by their daughter Miriam. The vision for the winery changed dramatically under her management and in 2013 they took on two young winemakers, Marta Ramas and Miguel Fisac, who have brought the wines into a different league. They only make three wines, for which the fruit comes from a selection of 100% Tempranillo grown on old bush vines vinified in separate parcels using indigenous yeasts. Maceration continues for 28 days in barrel before the free-run wine of each parcel passes into a selection of new barrels according to their potential for ageing – 90% French oak, 10% Hungarian oak, 6 different coopers. Marta and Miguel are immensely talented and these wines are oozing with age-worthy complexity and elegance. These are future classics in the making.
Food matches: Grilled red meat with roasted potatoes.
