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  • Country ranking ?

    221
  • Producer ranking ?

    2
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035

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Vintage 2016

SPAIN 2016 will be remembered for the piles of grapes thrown to the ground in Rioja. Our most renowned wine region, as well as Navarra and most appellations in Castilla y León, registered very high yields in sharp contrast with Mediterranean wine regions where drought led to below-average production levels. The gloomy picture came from Ribeira Sacra in Galicia where severe hail hit the area of Doade in August and destroyed 400,000 kilos of gra...

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50 year old vineyards at elevations up to 1000 meters are the base of this blend with Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon which has been matured for 12 months in French and American oak barrels. The colour is deep ruby with purple hue. The nose is initially still closed, slightly reductive, but opening up very well with an aroma reminiscent of black cherries, blackberries and black olives, dark chocolate, vanilla and peppers spiciness with hints of pencil shavings in the background. On the palate rich yet elegant with fine acidity and ripe tannins, velvety character, ripe black stone fruit and dark berries as well as mild spices and hints of cedar wood in the lingering aftertaste.  

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Ribera del Duero

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Meraldis Tempranillo

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