Winery - Dinastia Vivanco
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A passionfruit-dominated wine without much else besides a fresh, almost watery palate feel. This is a one-trick pony that’s all passionfruit except for some pineapple juice and mango sorbet. Wet, zesty and tropical but only moderately pleasant.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This new, showy winery in the heart of Rioja was founded by bulk brokers, and this wine still tastes as if were from the old stock. Some spice and leather aromas and then tart pie cherry and raspberry in the mouth. Not a sour, bad wine, but dull.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Tight on the nose, with dense aromas of black fruit, leather, dried cheese and earth. It’s also fairly smoky and lively, with textured tannins, a generous mouthfeel and complex flavors of berry, pepper and spice. A lively, forward style made from Tempranillo, Graciano, Garnacha and Mazuelo.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Powerful and raisiny on the nose, with asphalt, char and cassis. The palate is saturated and sweet, with flavors of black raisin, plum and blackberry. Staunch on the finish, with licorice and blackness. Solid, strong Garnacha. Drink now through 2012.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Mazuelo is almost always a blending grape for a reason: it’s limited in depth and weighty. So it’s no surprise that this opens with leather, prune and bullish jam and liqueur aromas. The palate, however, is kind of sharp and lacking depth, while the flavor profile is juicy, herbal and folds in cassis and berry. Snappy and acidic for an expensive varietal wine.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Aromas of chocolate mint, creamy vanilla and candy reflect a heavy-handed oak treatment, and a sweet burnt cherry and chocolate mint character is present throughout. Creamy on the tongue, but confected in terms of flavors and finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Prune and lead pencil are the key aromas, and there’s raisin in the background. The palate offers a mix of lushness and pulsing acid shocks, while the flavors are dark, sweet and pruney. Short on the finish and overall it’s more dark and sultry than your average Graciano.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Dusty earth and dry spice aromas blend with some char, vanilla and berry/cherry on the nose. The palate shows average density and depth, with lighter flavors of strawberry, raspberry, herbs, tobacco and vanilla. Finishes dry and peppery, with some toast.
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