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Manage Subscriptions2014 La Vizcaína Bierzo La Vitoriana Lomas de Valtuille
Mencía
- Spain
- Castilla y León
- Bierzo
Community Tasting Notes 6
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OTTMJ Likes this wine: 95 points
July 12, 2022 - Wow...tasted alongside the 2014 Rapolao and Gundinas. They were both delicious but this was next level. Depth, vibrant, tannins integrated leading to a roundness which was packed with red delicious fruit. Bursting with flavor. Still very primary so I would say has plenty of time left. No rush to drink. Last note was, Wow just Wow.
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smphelps wrote: 88 points
August 24, 2019 - Pretty rough on the palate, with sharp acids and and some real angular flavors. Kind of a bummer given that some of these we've had have been totally stellar. In general, mencia confuses me; seems to be a very up and down grape, with lots of volatility regardless of the price point.
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smphelps wrote: 94 points
November 21, 2018 - We've had a lot of these with heat damage, but this bottle was perfect, and delicious. Dense, brooding, lovely, long, and complicated. Excellent qpr, that is, if it arrives undamaged.
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smphelps wrote: 90 points
March 2, 2018 - Crimson. Cherry pepper nose. Very much pepper at the first taste, nicely balanced. Drink now, with cherry red fruits, light spice (other than pepper) and tea.
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nicefish Does not like this wine: 84 points
December 25, 2017 - Dominated by an overpowering balsamic note. Not to my liking.
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By Josh Raynolds
Spain’s Northern Regions Keep It Cool (Mar 2019), 3/1/2019 (link)(La Vizcaína La Vitoriana (bierzo) Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Mar/Apr 2017, Issue #68, Recently Tasted, Superb Spanish Wines Part Two(Mencía “La Vitoriana” La Vizcaína- César Márquez y Raúl Pérez (Bierzo)) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2014
- Type Red
- Producer La Vizcaína
- Varietal Mencía
- Designation La Vitoriana
- Vineyard Lomas de Valtuille
- Country Spain
- Region Castilla y León
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Bierzo
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- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 48 (44%)
- Consumed 62 (56%)
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