Valderiz 2018

Fine oak spices and cocoa powder to the ripe cherries, cassis, black cherries and warm stones. Full-bodied and polished on the palate with tightly wound tannins that seep through the compact fruit. Good balance between tight structure and fruit density. From organically grown grapes. Drinkable now, but better from 2024. [Drink into the early 2030s.] (Zekun Shuai,jamessuckling.com,April 13, 2023)