Almaviva Puente Alto Red 2017 1.5ltr

The 2017 Almaviva Puente Alto Red touched my senses as few wines have. In a lifetime of wines, only a handful have risen to a level beyond the cosmos. At first swirl, sniff, and sip, the wine seemed to be hiding its charms. But with a little time, this one rose to the occasion and transported me into another dimension.

This Almaviva Puente Alto Red wine offers vibrant aromas and flavors of red and blue fruits and adds a note of perfume and underlying oak. While enticing now, one should give this wine a decade in the cellar. But, if you can’t wait, then pull the cork and pair it with a rosemary and garlic-infused, roast leg of lamb.

Deep, intense and opaque ruby red. The nose reveals a generous, powerful and layered bouquet of ripe cassis and blackberries, interwoven with hints of mineral, fine notes of vanilla, coffee, black pepper and earth. Dense and full-bodied, the wine fills the mouth with round, ripe and refined tannins, leaving an overall impression of balance and persistence.

Produced from an extremely warm, but superb vintage, this well-structured wine of balanced acidity strikes a wonderful combination of elegance and power, with a very promising long aging potential.

Deep, intense and opaque ruby red. The nose reveals a generous, powerful and layered bouquet of ripe cassis and blackberries, interwoven with hints of mineral, fine notes of vanilla, coffee, black pepper and earth.

The aromas of blackberry leaves and iodine are wild and exotic here with mussel shells and earth underneath. Full-bodied, tight and chewy with powerful tannins that show muscle. It’s structured and powerful.