Compania Bodeguera Valenciso 10 Anos Despues Edicion Limitada Reserva, Rioja DOCa, Spain 2014 Morey-Saint-Denis Les Millandes unfined and unfiltered wine screams

unfined and unfiltered wine screams northern Rhone

and often surprising

Balanced and refined

and Barbera from the Muller Vineyard

Quite flavorful and powerful but still fresh on the full-bodied palate coated by sinewy tannins

Compania Bodeguera Valenciso 10 Anos Despues Edicion Limitada Reserva, Rioja DOCa, Spain 2014 Morey-Saint-Denis Les Millandes unfined and unfiltered wine screamsNice dark earth funk, black cherries, lead pencil and graphite with a meaty note. Still pretty youthful, with medium to full body and fine grained tannins. Long and juicy. This makes me think of a left bank Bordeaux. Aging really well. Drink now, but can still hold.