2017 Las Uvas de la Ira
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Extremely pale red. Vibrant, mineral- and spice-accented aromas of fresh red fruits, orange zest and lavender pick up a hint of incense with air. Displays excellent clarity to the sappy strawberry, red currant and floral pastille flavors, which are complemented by a touch of spicecake. Finishes very long and spicy, showing resonating red fruit character and subtle, well-knit tannins. Made with partially destemmed fruit and raised in French oak foudres .
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Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
Josh Raynolds
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Also bottled and ready for tasting, the 2017 Las Uvas de la Ira shows the progress that started from 2015 (which I also tasted for reference), a wine from the Real de San Vicente village, three from owned vineyards and one purchased. This new vinification is inspired by the reds of Ganevat and Occhipinti, with some 35% of the bunches pressed and vinified in white, so there are fewer skins and stems in the vat and more liquid and the cap is totally immersed in the wine. Other 30% of the wine was inspired by Charme from Niepoort, which sees a very short but extracted vinification, and the rest is vinified traditionally. He thought this village needed a twist to gain in freshness and drinkability. It results in a very elegant and fresh wine, especially in a warm vintage like this 2017, with an impressive nose, open, very aromatic and floral, with citrus freshness within the style of the vintage. The palate showed very round, polished and elegant tannins, which makes it very approachable. It really transcends the vintage. I retasted the 2015, an even hotter vintage, and none of the three (including 2016) showed any heat. Remarkable. 11,500 bottles produced. It was bottled in August 2018.