2014 Viñedo de los Vientos Tannat Alcyone

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 90 points

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  3/17/2021 - christianminer Likes this wine: 92 Points

  This dessert wine is made from 100% tannat and combines two dessert wine production methods. As with Ports and Marsala the fermentation of the wine is stopped with the addition of Brandy. This means that not all the grapes sugars have been converted to alcohol and the wine retains a natural sweetness. The Alcyone also follows the Barolo Chinato method by flavoring the wine with herbs and spices. The resulting drink has a radiant purple hue and honey like texture. Flavors of Madagascan vanilla bean and a hit of cherries, dark chocolate, blueberries and spice with a long velvety finish.

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  1/2/2021 - JuLyon Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Very dark unctuous wine with a bouquet and taste that lasted for ages and somehow reminded me of the bottom half of a trifle - sponge soaked in Sherry with red berry fruits. Went exceptionally well with a dark chocolate dessert.

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  2/27/2019 - sburtt Does not like this wine: 86 Points

  Blinded. I was guessing Spain/Portugal or possibly new world, felt like it had substantial bottle age (very forward) and a lot of oak on the nose. Wow I was surprised it was so young and didn't know this grape from Uruguay. Apparently there is not oak, but it's the natural scents of the grape to give this effect. This is something a bit different from usual, not really my style

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