Vizcarra Torralvo 2014
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2014 is a very good overall vintage for Vizcarra Ramos, and the first bottle I uncorked of the 2014 Torralvo was perhaps the ripest wine from that year. So I opened a second one that showed much fresher, with notes of dark cherries with something earthy and a lactic and spicy touch. Still, it evolved quite quickly in the glass. It's sourced from a 63-year-old, head-pruned vineyard, fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured in oak barrel for 18 months. The palate was polished, with fine tannins and ripe flavors. I'd drink this sooner rather than later.
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