Community Tasting Note

gfwetzel wrote:

Friday, May 12, 2023 - Drank at a wine dinner with representatives of Bodegas Valdemar. Difficult to make detailed notes with conversations occurring. Impressions are that the wine is heavy- body with little tannic structure and too little acid to support the fruit. Fine grained tannins, but also heavily oaked. Notes from the winemaker: 85% Tempranillo, 7% Mazuel, 6% Granciano, 2% Garnacha; 14% ABV; 30 months in French (70%) and American (30%) oak barrels.

Also tasted a 1995 version of the same wine (85% Tempranillo, 15% Mazuelo; 28 months in American and French oak barrels) which had noticeable oxidation. The fruit was still present, but acid and tannic structure were missing.

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