Antoine Graillot & Raul Perez Bierzo Tinto Encinas 2017

The 2022 Encinas feels cleaner and less reductive than previous years, and it's floral, perfumed and even elegant. It fermented in concrete with 66% full clusters for 30 days and matured in a 5,000-liter oak vat. It's medium-bodied and juicy, with very fine tannins and elegant, floral flavors that linger on the finish. This is the most elegant vintage of Encinas that I can remember. It has a conta

There™s a pleasing, buoyant feel to this elegant red, with lively acidity and lightly chewy tannins springboarding flavors of black raspberry, boysenberry, mineral and rooibos tea on the palate. Offers a well-spiced finish. Drink now through 2031. 542 cases made, 150 cases imported. "AN