Telmo Rodriguez Ladeiras do Xil Falcoeira a Capilla, Valdeorras, Spain 2019 Leoville Barton Redcurrant

Redcurrant

and cassis on the nose and palate

The color is pale cherry red

the initial hints of peach

with subtle cedar and bracken complexity

Telmo Rodriguez Ladeiras do Xil Falcoeira a Capilla, Valdeorras, Spain 2019 Leoville Barton RedcurrantThe red 2019 Falcoeira A Capilla comes from a healthy vintage compared with previous years. The wine achieved 13. 5% alcohol and has a pH of four (quite high), but the wine comes through as balanced and fresh. It fermented in a 3,000 liter oak vat and matured in a 2,000 liter oak foudre. This is in the process to be certified organic. It's exuberant, sunny, extrovert and Mediterranean, expressing the southern exposure and the light from the vineyard.