Community Tasting Note

• RajivAyyangar wrote: 89 points

  February 16, 2024 - @bellota (Blind)
  
  Medium minus ruby magenta. Bright.
  Red fruit. Slight ripe fruit. Fruity. Grapey. Ripe cherry.
  Elevated alcohol and acid. 14% very tart finish. Bordering on high acid.
  Medium minus tannins.
  No oak.
  Mencia?
  
  Soft structure - low impression of oak. Not Rioja. Not Priorat (would have more oak). Not Ribera del Duero.
  
  No real guess.
  
  Actually: priorat! It has the acid, alcohol, density. Just doesn’t have a ton of oak. In hindsight maybe I’ve been anchoring off of oakier examples. This is delicious!
  
  In hindsight there’s a little vanilla on the nose that might hint at oak.

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