Venta Las Vacas 2014

"The 2014 Venta Las Vacas, the custom Ribera del Duero cuvée produced by Vizcarra for Uvas Felices—the négociant project of Vila Viniteca in Barcelona—is pure Tempranillo from vineyards in the village of Mambrilla de Castrejón, aged in French and American oak barrels for one year. 2014 is a riper and more concentrated vintage than 2013. The fruit is ripe without excess, with aromas of dark berries and a touch of hay, straw and Mediterranean herbs, quite open and expressive. There is also a lactic and mealy, cereal-like touch in the nose, closer to the 2012 than the 2013. The palate is medium-bodied, with integrated alcohol, acidity and oak, powerful but still quite approachable and very apt for the dining table. 64,000 bottles produced."