Bodegas Julián Chivite Navarra Selección Especial Finca de Villatuerta

Advertised as a tempranillo-merlot blend from a single 160ha vineyard, of specially suitable chalky soil and Atlantic influence. 14%. That all sounds very good, but the reality, at least in 2010, is rather disappointing. At core there is that plummy fruit you'd hope for from a merlot/tempranillo blend - in principle they are great blending partners. It is still in prime of life, takes time to open up, not at all tired. The basic structure is what you'd expect for …