LiQuery - Bhilar Plots Tinto

Item:	431908
Size:	750 mL (25.4 oz)
Type:	VINTAGES
Release Date:	2015-10-01
Producer:	Bodegas Bhilar, S.L.
Location:	Spain - Rioja
Price:	$19.00 Price History
Style:	Red Wine Medium-bodied & Fruity
Alcohol:	14.5%
Varietal:	Tempranillo Blend
Sugar Code:	- (6.0 g/L)
Rating:	89
Cellar:	2018

Description
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Tasting Notes
A new line, the red 2012 Bilhar Plots from a dry and warm vintage, is sourced from a blend of Tempranillo, Graciano and Garnacha from Elvillar, a village wine with shorter aging and priced below Phincas. This is a n�gociant wine from purchased grapes (hence not organic or biodynamic), but in this second vintage he tells me he sees an improvement as he gives directions on how to work the vineyards. The wine is fermented and aged in rented facilities, 20,00-liter stainless steel vats and aging in barrel in contact with the lees for some 14-18 months as the aim is to keep the fruit. This feels surprisingly classic compared with its siblings, with some oak-related aromas showing telltale vanilla and coconut, intermixed with ripe red and black cherries. The palate is medium-bodied, with fine tannins, good balance, easy to drink, quite representative of what it is. Drink: 2015-2018. Score - 89. (Luis Gutierrez, erobertparker.com, April 2015)

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