2011 Finca Villacreces Crianza
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Opaque purple. Exotic aromas of black and blue fruit preserves, cherry-vanilla, licorice and peppery spices. Plush and open-knit, offering deeply concentrated dark fruit flavors and hints of candied flowers and spicecake. Supple tannins build with air and add shape to a very long, supple finish that leaves cassis and mocha notes behind. This suave wine has the depth to age but drinks very easily now; it was aged for 14 months in new French oak barriques .
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Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
Josh Raynolds
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Unfortunately, I didn't get to try the Nebro from Villacreces and I only tasted two vintages of the regular wine, starting with the 2011 Finca Villacreces. This bottling seems to follow a constant blend: 86% Tempranillo, 10% Cabernet and 4% Merlot, with an aging of 14 months in French oak barrels, 60% of them new. It somehow feels oakier than the 2012 despite having been in bottle for longer, with a lactic note that gives it a forest fruits yogurt feeling, combined with sweet spices and a touch of smoke. The palate shows some chunky tannins and a slightly warm finish. A ripe and heady Villacreces. 49,000 bottles produced.