Bodegas Cepa 21 Ribera del Duero Malabrigo

A single-vineyard Tempranillo from Ribera del Duero. Fermented and aged in French barriques. 14,5% alcohol. Served from a magnum. Almost fully opaque blackish-red color. Dense, extracted and very concentrated nose with somewhat evolved aromas of wizened black cherries, sweet chocolatey oak, some ripe blackcurrant tones, a little bit of savory wood spice, light boozy notes of alcohol, a hint of blueberry and a touch of pipe tobacco. There's a lot to handle here and the overall feel is very modern …

Tasted blind. Med + garnet with some rim variation. Intense, developed nose of ripe red cherry, black plum, dried red flowers, walnuts and well integrated new-oak baking spices and vanilla. Dry, with med acidity, med +, polished tannins and med + alcohol. The palate is consistent with the nose, ripe and fruit-forward, with a spicy herbal note. Nicely balanced, with med + body, flavor intensity and length. Very good quality. Seems younger than 10 years old and definitely has some …

Tasting with Brandon Kerne MS (Texas Wine School, Houston, Tx) : Tasting Blind A: Deep garnet N: Medium (+) nose of sarsaparilla/root beer (according to B), baked black berry, resin, saffron (says B & R), lilacs, cinnamon, dill (says B)....actually I got very strong coconuts....smelled like a Bounty/Mounds bar, vanillin, leather Dry, medium acid, high tannin on tongue and CHEEKS...CHALKY, pronounced intensity, full body, medium (+) finish C: Well balanced ripeness and acidity here. I like this a lot. Ideal …

Dark fruit, coffee, leather and tobacco on the nose. Good intensity and complexity. Full bodied with grippy tannins. Nice and long blueberry pie finish.