2009 Bodegas Cepa 21 Ribera del Duero Malabrigo

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 90.7 points

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  4/4/2013 - Eric Guido Likes this wine: 92 Points

  The nose showed black cherry, minerals and herbal tones with an airy, energetic feel. On the palate it was refined and beautifully balanced with focused red fruits and a mouthfilling sturcture leading to a finish full of wild berries with a tinge of citrus.

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  2/19/2013 - Hazeo wrote: 92 Points

  First vintage of the Malabrigo. The house style is on the modern, extracted side of the spectrum and this wine embodies that. But it carries it well and seemed less obtuse than the regular Cepa 21.
  
  Dense, concentrated fruit with a purple tinge. Unlike the other bottling there's blueberries and blackberries, without the jammy raisiny tone. Wonderfully concentrated, smooth oak influence, and nicely complemented by its spicy and peppery. Tannic and young for sure, but the tannins are fine and quite creamy. It would be fun to taste it again 5 years down the line.

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  5/29/2012 - fanglangzhe wrote: 92 Points

  Fabulous complexity and balance.

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