2014 D. Ventura Ribeira Sacra Viña do Burato

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 88.3 points

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  1/8/2020 - dsamuel Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Light ruby color with minimal bricking - appears unfiltered
  Medium aromas of tart red fruit and slight herbal/dusty qualities
  Beautiful palate but light on its feet - tastes of ripe red and black cherry
  Medium plus acidity and medium tannins - completely integrated
  Somewhat short finish
  Very enjoyable wine, quite light as noted
  Reminds one of a Villages Burgundy from a great producer

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  12/5/2019 - afields wrote:

  Reminds me a bit of cool climate cab franc with bell pepper, cracked black pepper, and stewed tomato. M to M- tannin, M acid, M body, M or even M+ concentration. Feels like it didn’t want to be a big ripe wine but couldn’t quite commit to being rustic or lighter in style; I think I’d prefer a little less concentration and body and a little more acid. Also doesn’t feel as unique or interesting in character as some other Mencía, I’m not sure I’d have guessed the varietal blind. I like but don’t love it. 5.7/10

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  10/29/2016 - garambler wrote: 89 Points

  Mencia & Rabbit Stew Dinner (Mukilteo, Washington): It had a vibrant, earthy bouquet of raspberry, cherry, barnyard, mocha and spice aromas. The palate was sharp and somewhat bitter with flavors of cherry, mocha and spice. The group’s average score was 90.00.

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  10/8/2016 - Drankard Likes this wine:

  A super quaffable red and a real winner.

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  7/3/2016 - Motz wrote: 89 Points

  A piercing and gripping red wine from Galicia. Interesting, precise, tangy, and showing more than a little verve. Substantive mouthfeel and finish.

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