Yllera - Spain - Rueda

Pepe Yllera - 2020

Pepe Yllera
Grape Varieties : Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Tempranillo  
Caract. : Dry red wine  
Price : 22.35$
SAQ Code :  
Inventory : Cellier Collection  
Format : 750 mL 
Degree of Alcohol : 14% 
Bottles/Crate : 12 

Tasting :

Brilliant cherry-red color with intense blue and violet highlights. Powerful nose with a wide variety of aromas of red and forest fruits (vanilla, liquorice...) and balsam (eucalyptus). Aromas of licorice, cedar and smoke, typical of the Cabernet Sauvignon grape. Soft on the palate, with silky, smooth, pleasant acidity that makes it fresh with a long finish and an aftertaste reminiscent of berries and vanilla.

Wine Pairing :

Perfect with all types of meat, especially Iberian hams and sausages, white and red meats, roast lamb, game (hare, partridge), stews, mature cheeses and soft cheeses.

Winemaking :

  • Variety : Tempranillo 84 % │ Cabernet-Sauvignon 15 % │ Merlot 1 %
  • Age of vines : Between 20 and 80 years old
  • Type of soil : Clay loam, sandy loam
  • Yield of vines : Less than 5,000kg/Ha
  • Irrigation : No
  • Harvest : Manual
  • Fermentation : In stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 28 °C for 15 days. 15 days on skins. Malolactic fermentation and micro-oxygenation.
  • Maturation : In French (75%) and American (25%) oak barrels for 10 months. Fifteen percent of new barrels and 85% of one-year-old barrels for 6 months - Bottled for 12 months before release. With lees.
  • Type of yeast : Bayanos yeast
  • Type of filtration : Filtered wine
  • Garde : 4 years
  • Decanting: No

Produced according to the advice of French winemaker Jean Claude Berrouet

See the Press Review


  • Vintage 2020
    Wine Advocate- R. Parker : 92 pts.
    Tim Atkin: 90 pts.

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