Bodegas Mauro Terreus 2020
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There is a subtle change in the name of their top red, and in 2020, it's labeled as 2020 Terreus Cima de Cueva Baja. It's from a slightly cooler year with fine-boned wines, and it's aromatic, fresh and elegant with lots of depth and layers of aromas that peel off with time in the glass. The parameters of alcohol and acidity are quite similar to the 2019 that I tasted next to it, but the aromatic profile and mouthfeel are different. Here, the oak feels more integrated, and the wine is more fluid and with more elegance and nuance.
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Bodegas Mauro was established in 1980 by Mariano García ( Vega Sicilia’s 40 year winemaker) in homage to his father. Enclaved halfway along the River Duero in the Castilian town of Tudela, the Bodegas Mauro philosophy from the very beginning has been based on producing age-worthy wines that are deeply rooted in the territory.
Bodegas Mauro was the García family’s first of the current trilogy of wineries. It was followed by San Román Bodegas y Viñedos founded in 1997, under the denomination of origin Toro, and completed with Garmón Continental, a project that began in 2014, in the heart of the Ribera del Duero region and with a winery in Olivares de Duero. Bodegas Mauro possess 90 hectares of vineyards in Tudela de Duero, of mainly the Tempranillo variety which is grown alongside the Syrah grape, which adds freshness and complexity. The new Cabernet Sauvignon plantings at more than 800 metres, guarantee a touch of acidity.
The plants are trained on bush vines on calcareous clay soil which is light, easy-to-work and filtering with a balanced texture and high pH. With very little water due to the immense evaporation and low rainfall, the vines suffer from major hydric stress, yet this is limited by good deep root development which allows them access to water reserves in the subsoil.