Portia Crianza, Ribera del Duero 2020
Trust your Taste
Ripe black plum meets vanilla, cedar and toasted oak in this Ribera del Duero red. A generous middle carries a long finish with dried-fruit detail. Try it if you enjoy full Spanish reds with a clear oak-spice character.
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Full fruit, rounded texture and oak-spice structure favour Broad palates. PalateKey groups wines by how they feel, helping you find styles you enjoy. Your own taste comes first.
This suits you if you enjoy full reds with ripe plum, vanilla and toasted oak.
It may not suit you if you prefer light reds or little oak flavour.
Tasting Notes
- Region Spain
- Style Tempranillo
- Type Red
- Grapes Tempranillo
Tasting Notes
- Region Spain
- Style Tempranillo
- Type Red
- Grapes Tempranillo
How this wine feels
This feels full and rounded, with some tannin grip giving shape. Ripe plum leads the middle, while toasted oak and cedar linger. Fruit sweetness is a flavour impression; the wine has little measured residual sugar.
The sliders show how strongly each characteristic comes through. Higher does not mean better.
How much presence and firmness the wine has in your mouth.
The drying, gripping feeling on your gums.
The fresh, mouth-watering edge of the wine.
Bitter, herbal or savoury character beyond the fruit.
How smooth and rounded the wine feels.
Ripe fruit character. This is not a sugar-sweetness rating.
Ripe fruit flavours can be present in dry wines. Sweet-Fruit Expression describes fruit character, not residual sugar.
Behind the bottle
Portia Crianza from Ribera del Duero.
Controlled fermentation and at least 12 months in French and American oak barrels.
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