Coto de Gomariz VX Cuvee Primo, Ribeiro, Spain

戈馬里斯酒莊VX普里莫特釀紅葡萄酒

點擊次數(shù)：902

The red 2018 VX Cuvée Primo was produced with Sousón, Caí?o Longo, Caí?o da Terra, Carabu?eira (Touriga Nacional) and Mencía that reached 13.7% alcohol and matured in 500-liter oak barrels for 30 months. The nose is quite perfumed, with notes of violets, ripe berries and spices, quite exuberant but less marked by the oak than I thought. It's more noticeable in the palate, where it shows in spicy flavors and a tannic texture. It should show better with food. 1,500 bottles were filled in June 2022.

The 2009 VX Cuvée Primo is a red from an era when most of the reds from Spain had a very similar profile of high ripeness and alcohol, color, extraction and generous oak, all wanting to be like a Ribera del Duero. This, 10 years after, is still dominated by oak aromas and flavors, and I guess that will never change. It could be a red from almost anywhere. Not my cup of tea. For fans of oaky reds. Good in its style. 2,500 bottles produced.

Even bigger is the 2007 VX Cuvee Primo, a blend of Sousón, Cai?o Longo, Cai?o da Terra, Carabu?eira (Touriga Nacional) and Mencía which undergoes an extended aging (bottled in May 2011) in brand new 300- and 500-liter French oak barrels. This is a wine that does not carry the official Ribeiro appellation with marked balsamic aromas of charred wood, cigar ash, end-of-the-nineties style incense notes with some volatile hints. The palate is full-bodied with plenty of tannins and a dry finish, enough acidity and plenty of dry extract. It feels like the winemaking and aging marked the wine much more than the place or grape. It comes through as a modern, well-made, highly extracted and well-oaked red in an XXL style that feels a little anonymous, but is very good within its style. It could be a red for the long haul, but if it shows such aggressiveness at this age, I have my doubts that are represented by the question mark. 2,500 bottles produced.