Vino Tinto Parajes de Callejo
Red Wine Parajes de Callejo is a high quality Crianza produced by Bodegas Félix Callejo. It is a very aromatic and complex wine from the D.O Ribera del Duero.
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Age: Crianza
Winery: Bodegas Félix Callejo
Type of wood and time of passage: Aging in French oak barrels for 12 months.
Tasting note for Red Wine Parajes de Callejo:
It offers an intense cherry color, with a border of cardinal tones.
The nose is very aromatic, primary, with notes of wild red and black fruit, rosemary, lilac, scrubland, oregano, cinnamon, confectionery notes.
The palate is complex and structured, very integrated wood, very fruity, black plum and blueberries, fine smoked, mineral character with a persistent finish.
Optimum service temperature: 14° C.
A pairing: Revuelto de ajetes, setas y gambas.
Ingredients: 1 pot of cooked ajetes, 300 gr. of cooked peeled prawns, 300 gr. of mushrooms, 2 eggs, 2 cloves of garlic, extra virgin olive oil and salt.
Elaboration:
- Clean the mushrooms with a clean and moist cloth, do not wash them so they do not absorb the water. Cut and reserve.
- Drain the ajetes well and reserve too.
- Put in a pan oil and add the chopped garlic. When they are golden add the mushrooms. Cook for a few minutes until the mushroom is tender and add the ajetes. Remove of the fire and season.
- Add the prawns and cook until is white-pink. Add the beaten eggs and simmer, stirring to mix everything with the egg.
An easy and exquisite dish!
Félix Callejo was born in Sotillo de la Ribera, in a family with a long tradition in the world of wine. Both his grandfather Faustino and his father Felix owned vineyards, in addition to being "wine brokers", a kind of commercial agent, in charge of selling the items of wine made in Sotillo.
At age 16, he had to assume the reins of the family business after the death of his father. Restless by nature, he always had the dream of making his own wine.
The reward comes in 1989, when the first harvest comes to light. From the beginning, its maxim has been to make known the greatness of our wines, making trips around the world, from Japan to America, attending fairs, contacting new customers. He has been a pioneer, always with his bottle under his arm, when introducing Ribera del Duero wines, in countries where there was hardly any wine culture.