Vizcarra, Ribera Del Duero Celia

Vizcarra, Ribera Del Duero CeliaThe 2009 Celia Vizcarra comes from 57 year old vines in Mambrilla de Castrejon and is blended with 7% Garnacha, then raised in new 400 liter barrels for 18 months. It has a dense, very pure bouquet with dark cherries, blueberry and a hint of violet that blossoms nicely with aeration. The palate is medium bodied with fine delineation, silky smooth with red cherries, blueberry and orange zest that leads to a refined, caressing finish where the oak is in

austere and very tightly wound finale

with complexities of flowers

though to be honest

This has an extra dimension of depth relative to the Morey 1ers but otherwise

Blended of 41% Syrah

and the couple took over running the estate

Les Millerands and Bois de Blagny and

combining freshness of fruit with crushed stones and an airy texture

menthol and bitter chocolate

(from Les Terres Blanches and Les Perrières where the latter was hit by hail in 2020)

this is an enormously pure

iron and licorice