2016 Palacios Remondo Rioja Plácet Valtomelloso

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 90 points

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  8/4/2020 - forceberry wrote: 90 Points

  100% Viura from Rioja Oriental (aka. Rioja Baja). Fermented spontaneously in 2000-liter oak foudres, aged for 11 months sur lie in oval-shaped oak tuns. 13,5% alcohol.
  
  Youthful pale whitish-green color. Slightly restrained and enjoyably nuanced nose with aromas of leesy creaminess, some Golden Delicious apples, light notes of quince, a little bit of vanilla and a hint of white chocolate. The wine is ripe, juicy and slightly oily on the palate with a full body and flavors of sweet Golden Delicious apple, white peach, some creamy tones, a little bit of vanilla, light lemony citrus fruit tones and a hint of savory spices. The overall feel is enjoyably balanced with the high acidity. The finish is fresh and quite tangy with rather long flavors of saline minerality, tart green apples, some creaminess, light zesty citrus fruit tones, a little bit of sweet white peach and a touch of vanilla.
  
  A very nice, juicy and sophisticated Rioja Blanco that on one hand feels very modern compared to the traditional, slightly oxidative Rioja Blancos that are aged for prolonged periods of time in oak barrels, but on the other hand doesn't feel like those modern Viuras that either are aged in stainless steel and feel rather simple and straightforward, or are aged in small oak barrels and come across just as unbalanced and heavily oaky. This wine shows relatively little oak influence - enough that one can easily taste this has been aged in wood, but not enough to overwhelm any of the fruit - and lets the high-quality fruit shine through. The overall feel is still very youthful and has a rather Chardonnay feel to it, albeit perhaps not "Burgundian". I can imagine this will continue to improve for many more years. Priced according to its quality at approx 20€.

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  3/3/2019 - kostaslonis wrote:

  Oinorama Wine Fair 2019; 3/2/2019-3/3/2019 (Zappeio): This is a pure Viura showing flint, stone fruit, fresh and easy, the palate is richer but still fresh, very easy to drink, nice acidity, medium finish.

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