Bierzo Tinto 'Selección de Parcelas'

Score

95

"The 2021 Dominio de Anza Selecci¢n de Parcelas goes back to the elegance, perfume and refinement of the wines from 2018 and 2019‡floral and clean. It comes from multiple places in different villages, all vinified separately in a year he found to be marked by the rain during the harvest. This has very good freshness. He used more full clusters this year, and the ,levage was in 500-liter barrels and oak foudres. It's very attractive and easy to drink. He increased his production of this wine to 18,533 bottles. It was bottled in May 2023."

Score

92

"The 2022 Dominio de Anza is Mencía and others from Bierzo, sourced from vineyards planted over 80 years ago. Intensely purple in hue, it offers aromas of pomegranate, violets and red fruits like cherry and sour cherry accented with menthol and hints of animal notes from aging. The palate is smooth, with tension, medium weight and reactive tannins. It's from a warm vintage with good fruit depth, highlighting mint for added complexity. The 2022 is rich and layered."

Score

94?

"The 2022 Dominio de Anza Selecci¢n de Parcelas comes from the same plots as the 2021 with small variations, and it fermented mostly destemmed because he feared the concentration from the year. Although it's only 12.9% alcohol, the wine has ripe aromas of berries, even some raisins, and the palate is more generous, a little rounder and softer but keeping good tension. It seems to be aging at a faster pace. However, three hours later, the wine was a lot fresher, the sensations of very ripeness had disappeared. It's a ripe year, yes, but there is no excess, and the wine felt a lot more balanced, even less evolved and younger than the sensations I found earlier on. Decant a couple of hours in advance? 14,700 bottles produced. It was bottled in March 2024, after 12 months in used oak vats and foudres."