Guía Peñin (94/100)
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R. Parker (93/100)
I retasted the 2019 Finca Villacreces again next to the 2020, which gave me a good perspective of the evolution of the wine (slow) and the character of the vintage (warm, dry and powerful, with abundant tannins) and showed the different quality of tannins in the younger wine. It's a blend of 93% Tempranillo and 7% Cabernet Sauvignon—lower in Cabernet and without Merlot—and it matured for 12 months in 225- and 500-liter oak barrels, 50% of them new. 2019 was a riper year, and the wine shows it, even if the grapes were picked early. It's juicy and round, with a soft mouthfeel and glossy tannins.
All the wines from Finca Villacreces are now certified organic and produced with the grapes from the 154 hectares of vineyards around the winery. In 2020, they increased the use of 500-liter barrels, raw concrete and 1,200-liter oak foudres for the aging of the wines, but they still use a majority of 225-liter barrels.