Country: Spain / Alconte
Variety: Tempranillo Northern Spain
Winery: Montecastro / Ribera del Duero
Alconte is the new second wine from Montecastro, but it doesn’t take a back seat to anything. It’s powerful juice, with a strong mineral/floral element on the bouquet. Aged only a year in oak, it maintains a crisp, charred character and shows tight raspberry flavors, chocolate and pepper. Features all the right stuff for a debut wine from a strained vintage.