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2016 Vivaltus, Ribera del Duero, Spain

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Tempranillo
Not ready
Product: 20168147840
2016 Vivaltus, Ribera del Duero, Spain

Description

The complexity and yet subtlety of the aromas is beguiling. The lower oak in the aging process really allows the aromatics of the grapes to shine through. It needs a bit of coaxing but what one is left with is an array of sweet red fruit, blueberry, violets. The palate is wonderful with a truly “liquid” quality – everything tied together perfectly, filagree / melting tannins, lovely refreshing acidity and a rich and yet balanced fruit core. The quality from the vineyards really shines through on this first release for what is sure to be a successful and well sought-after annual offer. Clean, rich, focussed and precise – a very good Ribera del Duero.

Drink 2023 - 2030

Stuart Rae, Buying Commercial Manager, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2016
Maturity Not ready
Grape List Tempranillo
Body Full Bodied
Producer Bodega Vivaltus

About this wine

Tempranillo/Tinto Fino

A high quality red wine grape that is grown all over Spain except in the hot South - it is known as Tinto Fino in Ribera del Duero, Cencibel in La Mancha and Valdepenas and Ull de Llebre in Catalonia. Its spiritual home is in Rioja and Navarra where it constitutes around 70% of most red blends.
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Ribera del Duero

Ribera del Duero

In the last 30 years, Ribera del Duero has risen up to challenge Rioja for the crown of Spain's greatest wine region. Once known only as the home of Vega Sicilia, it now boasts numerous bodegas of outstanding quality, from Hacienda Monasterio to Cillar de Silos. The region was granted its DO status in 1982, and today has over 200 wineries and more than 20,000 hectares of vines.
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Bodega Vivaltus

Vivaltus is a new Yllera family project with a long winemaking history in Spain’s Ribera del Duero region. Recently, the team brought in legendary consultant Jean-Claude Berrouet, best known for his 44 vintages making the wine at Petrus in Pomerol, Bordeaux.
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