Alvaro Palacios, Rioja Quinon Valmira Vintage:2020 fleshiest and fullest (perhaps because

fleshiest and fullest (perhaps because it is the youngest) of this vertical except for the unbottled 2017

a little chewy

then racked into French oak for the malolactic fermentation

(from 90+ year old vines that are worked by horse)

and confirmed itself as a wine of early appeal loaded with easy charm

Alvaro Palacios, Rioja Quinon Valmira Vintage:2020 fleshiest and fullest (perhaps becauseThe single vineyard 2020 Quin de Valmira was produced with the Garnacha field blend that contains 10% other traditional varieties from the Valmira Vineyard at 616 meters in altitude. It fermented with some full clusters with indigenous yeasts in oak vats and matured in oak foudres and bocoyes for 16 months. It's very spicy, peppery and aromatic, floral, a little la Vosne Romane, with depth and complexity, very chalky, nicely textured, tasty, elegant