Finca Villacreces, Pruno, Ribera del Duero, 2018

90
Tasted by: Julie Sheppard
(at London, 17 Aug 2020)
Drinking Window: 2020 - 2025
Deep, spicy black fruit aromas lure you into this approachable organic Ribera. A blend of Tempranillo with 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, grown at 710m and matured in three-year-old French oak for 12 months. Rounded, well-balanced palate with plenty of black berry fruit, wrapped in a soft blanket of spice with polished tannins. Nice freshness too. Vegan and vegetarian.
91
Tasted by: Chris Wilson
(at Best new Spanish wines tasting, 21 Jun 2021)
Drinking Window: 2021 - 2027
Inky in colour with bags of spice, black liquorice and ripe fruits jumping from the glass this ‘second wine’ from Finca Villacreces is made for early drinking, unlike the winery's flagship Ribera del Duero. It’s primarily Tempranillo with 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and is delicious at three years old. Rounded and supple with woodsmoke and a savoury bacon fat character holding down all that sweet fruit.
Finca Villacreces, Pruno, Ribera del Duero, Spain, 2018
Producer
Finca Villacreces
Brand
Pruno
Vintage
2018
Wine Type
Still
Colour
Red
Country
Spain
Region
Castilla y Léon
Appellation
Ribera del Duero
Sweetness
Dry
Closure
Cork
Alcohol
14.00%
Body
Full
Oak
Oaked
Grapes
90% Tempranillo