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Vintage	Producer	Product Name	Notes	Source	Score	Sell Sheet	Updated
2017	Tezza	Valpolicella Ripasso Valpantena Superiore	Dark ruby. Sumptuous nose of spicy plum with a dried fruit nuance. Full in the mouth with beautiful, fine firm tannins, excellent acidity, and vibrant flavors that mirror the bouquet. Lovely, long finish. Delicious . 80% Corvina and 20% Rondinella matured 18 months in barriques.	i-Wine Review	91		2020-11-03
2012	Tezza	Amarone della Valpolicella Valpantena	Deep ruby. The 2012 Tezza Amarone offers a vibrant, complex nose that evokes Christmas cake laden with juicy, rich dried fruit. On the palate, it’s ripe and generous and multidimensional with layers of dense flavors of dark cherry jam and dried berries with hints of cedar, tobacco, and baking spice. Finishes long and flavorful with ripe tannins. A blend of 80% Corvina and 20% Rondinella matured 36 months in oak barrels.	i-Wine Review	92		2020-11-03
2012	Tezza	Amarone della Valpolicella Valpantena Riserva 'Brolo delle Giare'	This is a fruit forward Amarone that shows incredible freshness despite being almost 8 years old. The nose reveals dark cherry, kirsch, and spice, which are mirrored on the palate with hints of dried grapes and currants. Beautiful silky mouth feel and a long, long rich finish with firm, round tannins. The concentrated flavors hide the 16.5% alcohol. 80% Corvina, 15% Rondinella, and 5% Oseleta aged 48 months in barriques.	i-Wine Review	94		2020-11-03
2017	Bhilar	Struggling Vines Phinca Hapa Tinto'	I tasted the 2017 Phinca Hapa Tinto from bottle, as the last time I had tasted it from cask, and it's as good as anticipated. It's a blend of Tempranillo, Graciano and Viura with a shorter élevage than the majority of reds here, one year in 500-liter barrels and 10 months in a large foudre. It's perfumed and expressive with a mix of wildflowers and berries plus some notes of iron and cured meat and spices. It's medium to full-bodied and reveals fine, chalky tannins and a long finish with focused and clean flavors. I like it very much. 6,000 bottles produced.	Wine Advocate	94		2020-11-02
2016	Bhilar	Phinca Abejera'	The 2016 Phinca Abejera has the balsamic and herbal aromas I always find in this bottling: a touch of beeswax, pinecones, eucalyptus and sweet spices that make it resemble a Barolo Chinato. There's plenty of cinnamon, cola nut and nutmeg; it's very spicy and showy. The fruit is ripe and the wine has 14.5% alcohol, so it's medium to full-bodied with abundant, slightly dusty tannins. It's a blend of Tempranillo and Viura matured in new 225-liter French barriques for three years. It has mellow acidity and a velvety mouthfeel after such a long time in barrel. 1,300 bottles were filled in September 2019.	Wine Advocate	94		2020-11-02
2016	Bhilar	Bodegas Garnacha 'Phinca El Vedao'	The one pure Garnacha is the 2016 Phinca El Vedao, which has a dark profile, closer to the earthiness of Priorat than the light from Gredos. There are notes of leather, licorice, fountain pen ink and black fruit. There are some fine tannins remaining, but they have been mostly polished by the 30 months the wine spent in 400- and 500-liter oak barrels. It's meaty and a bit chewy, with ripe fruit and a bitter twist in the finish. 3,060 bottles were filled in December 2019.	Wine Advocate	92		2020-11-02
2011	Valderiz	Tomas Esteban'	Pretty aromas of blackberries, walnuts and mahogany follow through to a full body with creamy, juicy fruit and cedar and light nut undertones. Chewy and pretty. Structured for the future. Drink or hold.	James Suckling	93		2020-11-02
2019	Valderiz	Valdehermoso 9 Meses' Roble	A red with blueberry, light chocolate and light vanilla. Medium body, fine tannins and a fresh finish. From organically grown grapes. Drink now.	James Suckling	90		2020-11-02
2018	Valderiz	Valdehermoso' Crianza	A very pretty combination of ripe berry and chocolate with some vanilla bean and coffee. Full-bodied with an attractive core of fruit and juicy tannins. Flavorful finish. Drink or hold.	James Suckling	92		2020-11-02
2016	Ramirez de la Piscina	Reserva 'Seleccion'	A solid tempranillo with lovely cherries and berries and hints of toasted oak. Medium to full body, creamy tannins and a flavorful finish. Drink or hold.	James Suckling	91		2020-11-02