MARQUES DE CARCERES GAUDIUM 2014 Bottle:1 dry attack

dry attack

with dusty tannins vying for attention with the fruit on the lingering finish

Monforte d’Alba and Novello

Manuel Jesus has worked full time as Hidalgo”s oenologist and apprentice winemaker

Domaine Champalou is a family-run French wine company that has been creating excellent and authentic wines in the Vouvray appellation of Loire Valley for the past two decades

MARQUES DE CARCERES GAUDIUM 2014 Bottle:1 dry attackMeaty berry and plum aromas are dark and solid. A saturated palate shows full extraction of ripe Tempranillo fruit; but in the end, this feels a bit blocky and stumpy. Blackberry, vanilla and savory spice notes finish mostly with creamy oak and latent vanilla. This is ripe, intense, oaky and powerful.