Zorzal Piantao, Gualtallary, Argentina 2013 Anonimo Ancestral Hints of cocoa and roasted

Hints of cocoa and roasted coffee

Thai food or light nut desserts like hazelnut cake or a savory strawberry tart”

It's a ripe and serious Tempranillo fermented with 20% full clusters and with only 20% of the volume matured in barrique

forest floor and mushrooms are elevated by a hint of new oak toast

a sparkling wine which is made following the traditional method

Zorzal Piantao, Gualtallary, Argentina 2013 Anonimo Ancestral Hints of cocoa and roastedThe one wine that is released much later is the 2013 Piantao, a Cabernet Franc based blend with some 7% Malbec and 3% Merlot. It fermented in concrete and matured in oak barrels (90% of them third use and the rest new and larger, 500 liter ones) for some 30 months, hence the later release date. Somehow, I saw less oak here than in previous vintages, and even less than the 2014 Field Blend that I tasted next to it. The palate is medium bodied, with a