Demencia 2010

"2010 might be the finest vintage to date of the flagship wine here, the 2010 Demencia. It's not a shy wine at all, tannic and with 15.5% alcohol, sourced from a bunch of small plots of old vine - usually on slopes and on diverse soils and orientations, which adds to the complexity of the wine. As with all of the wines here, the fermentation was spontaneous (nothing added) and the wine aged for 15 months in barriques, the first six of which it was in contact with the lees that were frequently stirred up. This has always been a solid, powerful wine, and in 2010 it's no different. The oak is better integrated than in the initial vintages, there are ripe fruit aromas (without excess), some notes of Chinese ink and earth. The palate shows plenty of tannins, full-bodied, with a large frame; this is a powerful wine that should develop slowly in bottle and require powerful food. This is a little bit for fans of powerful reds, but in that style it's great. 4,056 bottles were filled in August 2012".