2020 Vizcarra “Celia” Riberal del Duero, Spain
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93% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo), 7% Garnacha
The Vizcarra family has been growing grapes in northern DO Ribera del Duero for more than four generations, but ti was until Juan Carlos made their first estate-bottled wine from this fruit starting in 1991. Over the years Juan Carlos finally noticed a pattern; historic estates in the area would show up to buy their grapes when they had had a bad vintage in their own vineyards. Realizing he had these sought after high-quality grapes he took it upon himself to begin producing the Vizcarra wines.
Juan Carlos and his wife have two daughters, the eldest being Celia, who is now assisting in the winery and studying enology. The flagship wines of the Vizcarra estate, named after Celia and her sister Inés, come from a single, steeply sloped vineyard with some of the oldest vines. Annually, only 2,100 bottles are produced. At Bodegas Vizcarra, all wines, including Celia, are crafted using gravity-fed winemaking to maintain the freshness and elegance of the limestone-rich vineyards in northern Burgos. Juan Carlos’s meticulous approach ensures a wine meant for aging, capable of improving for at least 20 years in the bottle.
Heady aromas of fresh dark berries, cherry liqueur, vanilla, potpourri and incense, along with a minerally topnote. Dark stained blackberries and roses bursting with acidity.