2010 Bodegas Bhilar Rufete Phinca Encanto

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 89.5 points

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  8/5/2020 - Lobonick Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Love this wine. It has an evolving allure that's fascinating. This bottle--maybe because of its age--is showing gorgeous aromatics with spices, dry earth, and talc on the uplifted nose. Palate is very dry with bright acidity and a bit of astringency. The puckering texture is very food friendly, captures a dried fruit note, and wonderfully balances the uplifted nose. Never-ending finish brings in smoky, cigarette ash, and tahini notes.
  
  This isn't a plush, fruit-forward hedonistic wine. (I like those wines.) This one is a knock-your-socks-off day old-fashioned wine. Think pre-international-style Nebbiolo. It's a shame that it doesn't shine as brightly without the kind of aging that most people can't give it. I would buy a yearly case for the cellar.

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  3/15/2020 - nectar14 wrote:

  pleasant enough, a bit on the tart and short side. Good density to the red fruit flavors. Would be good with cured meat tapas type of stuff.

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  8/27/2019 - Snoman wrote: 88 Points

  Tried this to see what this fairly rare grape was all about. Medium in body and palate, with red-berry flavors in a medium-ruby color. Offered up nice aroma, some earthy notes on the palate and a medium finish. Reminded me of a middle-of-the road Bierzo, and overall enjoyable. Would substitute for a fruity pinot noir or nebbiolo in food pairing.

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  10/20/2018 - Lobonick Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Love this wine. Food friendly and balanced.

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  7/19/2017 - Lobonick Likes this wine: 91 Points

  I'm really liking this complex, spicy, and textural wine. Sweet, ripe cherries, toffee, and spice on the nose. Palate brings an earthiness and a graphite texture over americano coffee and very ripe cherries. Bright acidity. Long, elegant finish. Food friendly and delicious.

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