2003 Bodegas Estefanía Bierzo Tilenus Pieros

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 91.4 points

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  1/13/2018 - WineTally Likes this wine:

  100% Mencia from south facing steep hill of Pieros at 700-800 m.
  ~100 yr old vines. Manual harvest. French oak barrel fermentation (20% whole cluster).
  Aged in French oak 18-22 months. Unfined, unfiltered.
  15.5% Abv.
  Oenologist: Raúl Pérez
  
  A(ccuray)=2: Deep garnet/brick rim. Intense, ripe fruit, spicy bouquet.
  B(alance)=2: Broody components, good acid, resolving but still grippy tannin. Bit hot.
  C(omplexity)=2: Dark berries, plum, spice, incense, mineral.
  D(epth)=2: Savory mouthfeel with long tart finish.
  
  Wine Tally Score [2,2,2,2] = 8/10
  
  Tour de force for the varietal.
  
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  10/31/2015 - Androurse wrote: 93 Points

  The wine looks purple colored. The legs are slow. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells like blackberry. It tastes like blackberry, blueberry, oak and vanilla. The body is medium/full. The wine has round texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity.

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