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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.7 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 182 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Vino Me on 1/15/2024 & rated 89 points: Last bottle. This was still drinking well. Paired it with Arroz con Pollo. Similar notes as before. 89 points. (269 views) | | | Tasted by olioli on 1/11/2023 & rated 89 points: Cette troisième (et dernière) bouteille ressemble davantage à ma 1ère ouverte en 04/2013. (613 views) | | | Tasted by ClaytonDave on 9/4/2022 & rated 93 points: Full-bodied with smooth, soft tannins. Blackberry and licorice on the palate. Great QPR; at peak. How many wines at this price point can age well for 10 plus years? (785 views) | | | Tasted by Ridgerunner on 1/30/2022 & rated 92 points: Solid bottle of Ribera Del Duero (1207 views) | | | Tasted by Leto South on 1/16/2021 & rated 91 points: Dark, dense red. Rim still youthful. Large bq w dark berries, wood smoke, liquorice hint. Medium to full body w plenty of dark fruit, rounded tannins, balanced acidity. Mid-range aftertaste. At its peak now, will last a few more years. Still very good QPR. (2119 views) | | | Tasted by olioli on 1/19/2020 & rated 85 points: Six ans plus tard eh bien grosse déception pour tout le monde à la table..
En avril 2013 je m'extasiais devant le Q/P. Plus maintenant..
À évolué à vitesse grand V.. Fruit pratiquement absent, tanins rêches, faible allonge.
Bouteille conservée en cave depuis l'achat pourtant.
M'en reste une sur trois.
Ouverture bientôt j'imagine.. (3052 views) | | | Tasted by A L P on 11/24/2019 & rated 88 points: Bright, deep red, tasty. Nice but nothing to write home about. (2692 views) | | | Tasted by bluepeter2020@outlook.com on 7/6/2019 & rated 90 points: a really enjoyable Ribera del Duero (2895 views) | | | Tasted by sbern on 2/3/2019 & rated 91 points: Tannins have softened, dark fruits still in evidence. Very smooth and delicious, drinking well at this stage. (2899 views) | | | Tasted by ItsNotMe on 1/11/2019: This wine just needed time. I regret having opened so many bottles early. This wine evolved into something quite good. Lesson learned. (2293 views) | | | Tasted by IndyTom on 12/27/2018 & rated 90 points: Wonderful price to quality ratio. Needs food to be at its best. (1805 views) | | | Tasted by Ruubious on 12/14/2018: Corked!! Very disappointed (1830 views) | | | Tasted by ItsNotMe on 7/19/2018: I was very critical of this wine in the past, but now the wine is in a great place. The prune and raisin funk is gone. I have a few bottles left, and it does seem there is a lot of bottle variation, but overall this wine has improved with age. Served with grilled skirt steak. (2307 views) | | | Tasted by Bro on 6/11/2018 & rated 90 points: Dégusté lors de notre dernier souper aux Îles avec Michèle et Coco en 2018 ... 🤡 (2356 views) | | | Tasted by Ridgerunner on 2/11/2018 & rated 93 points: These wines have so much life and age worthiness. I look forward to what this will taste like in another 5-10 years! (2286 views) | | | Tasted by WilD on 1/31/2018 & rated 90 points: Much better then my previous bottle, 3 yrs ago. Nice sweet fruit on the nose. On the palate fine oak influance with fine blackberries, some leather. Drink it now since it is now on its peak. (2277 views) | | | Tasted by jdporter3 on 12/27/2017: Still backward IMHO. This must be a very big wine or I am not a Ribera guy. Perhaps both. Notes unchanged. Got lots more time I think. (2356 views) | | | Tasted by CurlerSue on 7/15/2017: Pruno- tannic, blended w. Cab (2898 views) | | | Tasted by Ridgerunner on 6/21/2017 & rated 92 points: Great Ribera del Duero... might want to just let it sit another 4-5 \years before retasting. (2785 views) | | | Tasted by BaylinBoy on 4/16/2017 & rated 91 points: Wonderful wine for the money, dark brooding charcoal and ripe fruit with strong body. A really fantastic offering and stays good after 2 days (2783 views) | | | Tasted by KVM on 3/28/2017: 2011, actually. dark. strong and perhaps drying out. (2769 views) | | | Tasted by M.Batard on 3/16/2017 & rated 89 points: Actually, this is getting better. Still a muted nose, but blackberries and smoked meats beginning to come through. Black fruit on the palate, but still fairly short finish. Just how long should we wait to let this develop? (2820 views) | | | Tasted by Simonfenton1@btinternet.com on 12/28/2016 & rated 88 points: Fab for the money. Really juicy with strong fruit (2138 views) | | | Tasted by "Rhône Rider" on 11/29/2016 flawed bottle: Antatt Ukurrant flaske. Eddikaktig. Over the top? (2315 views) | | | Tasted by bsouligny on 10/20/2016 & rated 88 points: Bon vin ,bcoup meilleur que ma derniere bouteille bu voila 3 ans,notes de fruits rouges et anis bel equilibre a quand meme tenu tete a un poulet au beurre finale sur anis etoilé. (2227 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Finca Villacreces Producer websiteFinca Villacreces Ribera del Duero PrunoEl mejor vino español de la historia por menos de 20 dólares, según Robert Parker, procede de la finca Villacreces, ubicada en pleno corazón de la Ribera del Duero, de suelos pobres y de contrastes, bañados por el r%edo Duero.
VIÑEDO:
64 hectáreas en la propiedad Finca Villacreces.
VARIEDADES:
90% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo), 10 % Cabernet Sauvignon.
CRIANZA:
12 meses en barrica de roble francés 100% de grano fino.
Vino en la web del productorTempranillo BlendTempranillo is the backbone of wines made ihvhhcn the best well-known Spanish regions Rioja and Ribera del Duero, but is also grown as far afield as Mexico and Australia.
As a flavor profile, red fruits like strawberries and cherries can predominate - but with a rustic edge. The Many wines made from Tempranillo will spend a few years in barrel and bottle before reaching the consumers . Many Tempranillo-based wines see a few years of oak - add that to a few years of bottle and the wine can give a subtle - and occasionaly not-so-subtle - leathery mouthfeel. The combination of the tart fruit and tannins make this wine very food friendly.Spain Vinos de España - Wines of Spain (Instituto Español de Comercio Exterior) | Wikipedia
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Spain is the third largest wine producing nation in the world, occupying the majority of the Iberian Peninsula with vast diversity in climate, culture, and of course, wine. From inky, dark reds of the [Priorat] to dry, white Finos from Andalusia, Spain can easily boast of elaborating a wide variety of notable styles. Within Spain there are currently 62 demarcated wine regions, of which a handful have gained international recognition: [Rioja], Priorat and [Ribera del Duero]. Yet these regions are only a small sample of the high quality wines Spain produces. Regions such as Cava, Penedes, Somontano, Galicia, Rueda and Jerez are only a few of the numerous regions worthy of exploration throughout Spain. Spain can also lay claim to having the most land under vine in the world, growing up to, by some accounts, 600 indigenous varietals of which Tempranillo is their most well known. Other popular varietals include [Garnacha], Bobal and Monastrell for reds and for whites; the infamous [sic] Palomino Fino grape which is used in the production of sherry wine, Pedro Ximenez in Montilla Morilles, Albarino used in the creation of the bright, effervescent wines of Galicia, and Verdejo in Rueda. - Source: - Catavino.net
Spain is not in the forefront of winemaking for its dessert wines, other than for its sweet wines from Sherry country including the highly revered Olorosos (when sweetened). But apart from Sherry Spain has a range of styles of dessert wines, ranging from the those made from the Pedro Ximenez grape primarily in Jerez and Montilla-Moriles) to luscious, red dessert wines made in the Mediterranean from the Garnacha (Grenache) grape. Some good Moscatels are made in Mallorca, Alicante and Navarre. The northwest corner of Spain, Galicia, with its bitter Atlantic climate, is even making dessert wines, called “Tostadillos” in the village of Ribadivia (similar to France’s “Vin de Paille”). The Canary Islands have made interesting dessert wines for centuries (they are mentioned by Shakespeare, for example) and in recent years the quality of winemaking has been improved and the Canary Islands wines are being better marketed now. The winemaking styles for “Vinos Dulces” are also diverse, from “Late Harvest” (Vendimia Tardía) to “Fortified Wines” (Fermentación Parcial). Based on in-spain.info.Castilla y León Castilla y León Wine (Turismo Castilla y León )Ribera del Duero El Corazón del Duero - The Heart of Duero (Consejo Regulador de la D.O. Ribera del Duero) |
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