I think the pure Merenzao (a.k.a. Trousseau or Bastardo) 2016 Risco Merenzao is a triumph over the extremely adverse conditions of the year when hail destroyed the majority of the crop. These full clusters were foot trodden in open-top 600-liter oak barrels with indigenous yeasts and matured in 300-liter barrels for 24 months, aiming for a respectful vinification and élevage to let the traditional fragile grape variety shine through. The color is a bright ruby with some development already, and it has sleek sensations on the nose, where the notes of wild berries and herbs are perhaps softened by the élevage. But the palate shows the wild horse of the variety, rustic but noble, with good freshness, fine tannins and a subtle minerality that is a texture, not a flavor. It should develop nicely in bottle and finish integrating the oak. 3,366 bottles produced. It was bottled in March 2019.
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