Zorzal Piantao, Gualtallary, Argentina 2013 Anonimo Ancestral Dark fruit

Dark fruit

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

The texture is rich and velvety

Hints of cocoa and roasted coffee

Zorzal Piantao, Gualtallary, Argentina 2013 Anonimo Ancestral Dark fruitThe 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