Olivier Riviere, La Vallada 2017 Tempranillo licorice and lavender aromas and

licorice and lavender aromas and flavors

93 points Allen Meadows

This full-bodied

11% new (bottled August 21

very good focus and grip and a long

Olivier Riviere, La Vallada 2017 Tempranillo licorice and lavender aromas andReceived in Original Carton 100% Tempranillo La Vallada is a 2. 5 hectare enclosed vineyard (vallada meaning enclosed) at an elevation of 950m from which Olivier sources young vine Tempranillo for this cuve. Olivier considers this cuve to be his Covarrubias Village wine. Because of this sites youth, Olivier gently destems the fruit destined for La Vallada, keeping the whole berries intact. The fruit is then carefully layered in a fermentation tank,