Finca Villacreces Ribera del Duero 2017

Inky purple, with an expressive bouquet of mocha and espresso, toast, graphite, wild blueberry and blackberry liqueur.

This is followed by a full-bodied, full-flavoured, plush wine with layers of complex, spicy black fruits.

The finish is long and balanced, with hints of smoke.

Located in Quintanilla de Onesimo, the stunning estate was purchased by Lalo Anton of Izadi in 2003 and the resulting wines, made by winemaker Angél Ortega, are deep, dark and focused in style. The vineyards are now farmed organically, with canopy management and natural treatments used instead of artificial chemicals. The myriad combinations of sand, gravel, shingle and quartz soils encourage low vigor in the vines (yields are around three tons per hectare) and different flavor profiles… Read more