Bodega, Vivaltus other_regions_australia The Colorino grape adds noticeable

The Colorino grape adds noticeable lift and buoyancy in this vintage

There is excellent underlying tension to the beautifully textured medium weight flavors that also brim with sappy dry extract and minerality

displaying resonating berry character and smooth

(this vineyard is worked by horse and plow because there is no path for a tractor)

wait another 4-5 years and things will be even better

Bodega, Vivaltus other_regions_australia The Colorino grape adds noticeableThe eponymous 2016 Vivaltus was really impressive. I was already amazed at the unbottled sample, and the finished wine seems even better! It's a blend of Tempranillo with some Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, mostly from old vines. It fermented in stainless steel with neutral yeasts and aged for around 12 months in French barriques, 20% of them new. But there's no oak in the nose, which is ethereal and perfumed, elegant and nuanced, with notes of