Calvo Casajus Splendore, Ribera del Duero, Spain

卡爾沃·卡薩尤斯酒莊光華紅葡萄酒

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The clean, fresh and fruit-driven 2016 Splendore is a juicy Tempranillo that was aged for three months in barrel. With black fruit and a soft palate, it's easy to understand and pleasant. 30,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in December 2017.

The young and fruit-driven 2014 Splendore, a Tempranillo aged for three months in barrel, showed clean and approachable with juicy fruit in the palate and fine tannins. 30,000 bottles.

The 2010 Splendor comes from seven vineyards in Quintana del Pidio cropped at 3,500-4,000 kilogram per hectare and is aged in 50% new and second and third year French and American oak for 10 months. It has a natural cranberry and blackberry nose that is not dissimilar to a fine Cote de Beaune in terms of its purity. The palate is very poised on the entry with crisp acidity. There is a slight brittleness toward the finish, but it is very precise and exudes superb minerality. Again, this is great value. Drink now-2017. I was unfamiliar with the wines of Bodegas Calvo Casajus prior to my tasting them in Ribera del Duero – but what a superb set of wines! Here there was plenty of nuance, balance and expression of terroir that set them apart from their peers as they, often imbued with a Burgundy-like cashmere texture and startling purity. Plus they are, for the most part, very reasonably priced. Jose Alberto Calvo Casajus himself was a member of the local co-operative until 1993 as well as serving the vital role as the village baker in Quintana del Pidio. Is there no end to this man’s talents? Importer: Majuelas de Espana – “Casajus Antiguos Vinedos”, “Vendimia Seleccionada” and “Splendore” distributed by Frontier Wine Imports, Dover, NJ; tel. (973) 328-4500

Calvo Casajus’s 2008 Splendore was sourced from 88-year-old vines and aged for 20 months in new oak. Wood smoke, mineral, violets, and assorted black fruits inform the nose of this firm, structured, slightly austere wine. Give it 1-2 years to fill out and drink it from 2013 to 2018. Importer: Tom George, Frontier Wines, Dover, NJ; Tel. (973) 328-4500

The purple/black-colored 2007 Splendore spent 22 months in new French and American oak. It offers up a perfume of cedar, spice box, incense, violets, and blackberry. Forward, sweetly-fruited, and succulent on the palate, it has enough structure to evolve for 1-2 years. Drink this lengthy effort over the next 6-8 years. Bodegas J.A. Calvo Casajus is owned and operated by its namesake, Jose Alberto Calvo Casajus. It is literally a one man undertaking with Casajus also doubling as his village’s baker. His grandfather planted the estate’s Tempranillo vines in 1920. All of the above wines are produced from these vineyards. Importer: Frontier Wine Imports, Dover, NJ; www.wineimport@optonline.net