Nose of vanilla and oak, tar, blackberries, coffee, black pepper. It's deep and intense. The palate is a bit surprising as it's rather thin and acid driven when I expected a muscular, big and broad palate. Some blackberry notes and oaky touches give way to some tannins that leave a dry layer, but it's not as harsh as I expected it, it's almost refrained. The finish is showing the same notes than the palate but it's thin and acid driven, and a tiny bit bitter in the end. Well, not what I expected. Not great, but working rather well with stewed meat.
Nose of vanilla and oak, tar, blackberries, coffee, black pepper. It's deep and intense. The palate is a bit surprising as it's rather thin and acid driven when I expected a muscular, big and broad palate. Some blackberry notes and oaky touches give way to some tannins that leave a dry layer, but it's not as harsh as I expected it, it's almost refrained. The finish is showing the same notes than the palate but it's thin and acid driven, and a tiny bit bitter in the end. Well, not what I expected. Not great, but working rather well with stewed meat.
Nov 4th, 2023
Ribera del Duero, Castilla y León, Spain
