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Finca Villacreces 2004 Tempranillo (Ribera del Duero)
- Editors' Choice
- $35
With 14% Cabernet and Merlot added to prime Tempranillo, this wine jabs early with toasty oak, forest floor and roasted berry aromas, and then follows it up with full-bodied blackberry fruit accented by tobacco, leather and warm earth. It has body but also a firm, acidic core; and the tannins are totally manageable. Already drinking well but will improve over the…
— M.S.
(6/1/2007)
Finca Villacreces 2004 Nebro Tempranillo (Ribera del Duero)
- $185
An intense, dark-styled Tempranillo with a ton of oak. In fact, this might have more wood and toast than many people are looking for. That said, this is a generous wine with huge blackberry and plum flavors. And as it finishes with unctuous cream and vanilla, you are again reminded of how much the barrel influenced the final product. Excellent but so heavily oaked…
— M.S.
(6/1/2007)
Finca Villacreces 2003 Tempranillo (Ribera del Duero)
- $35
Leathery and earthy, with some heavier, muddled characteristics that reflect the vintage. Overall, this wine is not on the same level as the superior 2004, but as it opens it shows a willing mouthfeel and finishing flavors of red currant and cranberry. If you own this along with the 2004, drink this one before the other.
— M.S.
(6/1/2007)
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