Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

Tasted once again, the second vintage of the red 2019 Tinto comes from a warm and dry year when they used larger barrels—300- 400- and 600-liter ones—for some 16 months élevage, and the oak feels neatly folded into the wine. Despite being a warmer year, the wine has less alcohol than the 2018 but is still at 14.5%. The wine remains creamy and with a luxurious palate of ripe fruit and spicy oak flavors but with more balance and good ripeness. The tannins are fine, and the mouthfeel is dry and serious, a return to the Ribera from the early 1990s. 27,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2021.

Features

Type of wine

Reserve Red

Pairings

Red Meat, Game food

Style

Ripe and elegant

Occasions

Anniversary Dinner, Gift

Winery

Bodega Milsetentayseis

Size

75 cl.

Country

Spain

Region

Castilla y Leon

Appellation

Ribera del Duero

Alcohol

14.5%

Grapes

Tempranillo, Albillo

Serving

Between 16ºC and 18ºC

Winemaking

Fermented in concrete tanks, stainless steel, oak and amphorae. Aged for 18 months in French oak barrels and foudres. It remains in the bottle for 12 months before being released on the market.