Valtravieso Crianza, Ribera del Duero, Spain

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The 2018 Crianza was produced mostly with grapes from their estate property La Revilla at 915 meters in altitude. It's a blend of 99% Tinto Fino with1% Cabernet Sauvignon that was fermented by plot with indigenous yeasts and matured in used barrels for 12 months. The moorlands are higher in altitude and cooler, with a high content of limestone, and they want to showcase this terroir in their wines. The label now mentions Vino de Páramo (moorland wine). The wine has a delicate but powerful structure, perhaps given the larger grapes with more juice-to-skin ratio, with very chalky tannins and a long, dry finish. The wine is powerful but fresh and elegant, less extracted and with integrated oak, which seems to be the new house style. 240,000 bottles.

The 2015 Crianza changed the blend to 89% Tempranillo with 8% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon, with less Cabernet in this ripe year. It feels balanced and has contained ripeness and integrated oak, with harmony and a pleasant mouthfeel. A promising change in style, especially when it comes to ripeness. 160,000 bottles produced.

Coffee, chocolate and raisin flavors mingle with ripe plum and loamy earth flavors in this thick red. Ripe and a bit ponderous, but the firm tannins are well-integrated. Shows enough acidity to stay lively. Drink now through 2024. 10,000 cases made, 550 cases imported.??–TM??Region: Spain / Ribera del Duero Select to Add

The 2014 Crianza is 85% Tempranillo with 8% Merlot and 7% Cabernet Sauvignon matured in oak barrel for one year. It has abundant lactic notes and hints of sweet spices over a core of ripe berry fruit in an overall commercial profile. The palate is full-bodied, with ripe flavors and a slight bitterness in the finish. 160,000 bottles were produced in 2014.

Plum, currant, licorice and baking spice flavors mingle in this generous red. Firm tannins gird the plump texture. Toast and spicy notes linger on the warm finish. Drink now through 2022. 10,000 cases made, 440 cases imported.??–TM??Region: Spain / Ribera del Duero Select to Add