Alvar de Dios Hernandez, Yavallo, 2017 Tinto - 0,75L

"The single-plot red field blend 2017 Yavallo breaks down as 60% Bastardo, 15% mixed reds, 10% each Tincadeia Preta and Rufete and 5% white grapes from an ancient vineyard planted on red slate soils and fermented with indigenous yeasts. It matured in 300-liter oak barrels for 12 months. I'd say the high ripeness of the year (all relative, because this is only 12% alcohol) makes the wine less complex and a little more mainstream compared with the stunning 2016 I tasted for my previous article. But it's fruit-driven with notes of red berries and a soft palate with unnoticeable tannins and some fine minerality. 389 bottles were filled in April 2019."

Luis Gutiérrez
Diciembre 2019