2017 El Nido El Nido
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Inky ruby. Intensely perfumed aromas of cassis, candied cherry, pungent flowers, vanilla and pipe tobacco are complemented by woodsmoke and spice overtones. Sappy and energetic in the mouth, offering deeply concentrated, finely detailed dark berry and cherry-vanilla flavors and hints of candied violet, cola and allspice. Gains sweetness with air and finishes extremely long, with resonating floral and spice notes and emerging tannins. Aged for two years in new French and American oak barrels.
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Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
Josh Raynolds
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The 2017 El Nido was produced with a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Monastrell fermented in stainless steel with neutral yeasts and matured in a combination of French and American oak barrels for 23 months. This regularly hits the scale at 16% alcohol; it's a ripe, powerful and heady Mediterranean red with generous oak produced in a very specific style that will not please everyone. This is heady and ripe, super powerful with concentration and clout, but in balance. As with the Clio, I feel the integration of the oak is better than ever. Don't get me wrong, this is still generously oaked and ripe. I often describe this as an XXL red but with balance. This has all the ingredients and balance to develop nicely and for a long time in bottle. It has to be one of the finest vintages for El Nido, more Mediterranean than the 2016. 5,500 bottles produced. It was bottled in September 2019.