Area under vines : 250 hectares
Soils : Clayey-limestone, with brown-grey streaks and an alluvial area
Average age of the vines : 35 years old
Yields : 21hl/ha
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94% Tinto Fino, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon. Spring frost in May but fine thereafter. Yield 25 hl/ha. Bottled June 2016: 85,185 bottles, 3,362 magnums, 228 double magnums and 36 Imperiales. From magnum.Transparent crimson. Quite a bit paler than the 2012. Opulent, voluptuous and relatively evolved on the nose. Lifted, heady. Sweet molasses sensation. Rich and edgy. This has developed quite fast and is very Spanish (cf 2012). Essence of Tempranillo sculpted into a glass. Excellent acidity and vivacity. (JR)
Anticipated maturity: 2020-2045
Opaque violet. Intensely perfumed, expansive black and blue fruit preserve, potpourri, Moroccan spice and botanical herb scents are complemented by smoky mineral and vanilla flourishes. Sappy, penetrating and deeply concentrated on the palate, offering vibrant, mineral-laced black currant, bitter cherry, chewing tobacco, mocha and floral pastille flavors that deepen and turn sweeter on the back half. Shows superb focus and vibrant, floral lift on the wonderfully long, youthfully tannic finish, which leaves behind cherry liqueur, candied violet and spicecake notes.
Anticipated maturity: 2027-2045
