Bodegas Ismael Arroyo - Valsotillo Finca Buenavista

Bodegas Ismael ArroyoValsotillo Finca Buenavista

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Valsotillo Finca Buenavista of Bodegas Ismael Arroyo is a red wine from the region of Ribera del Duero of Castille-et-Léon.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Valsotillo Finca Buenavista from the Bodegas Ismael Arroyo

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Valsotillo Finca Buenavista of Bodegas Ismael Arroyo in the region of Castille-et-Léon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

tobacco, oak

Wine with earth taste

smoke, leather

Wine with spices taste

mint

On the nose the Valsotillo Finca Buenavista of Bodegas Ismael Arroyo in the region of Castille-et-Léon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, leather or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or earth.

Details and technical informations about Bodegas Ismael Arroyo's Valsotillo Finca Buenavista.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chenin

Chenin, also known as pinot de la Loire Valley (pineau), is the flagship grape variety of the Loire Valley. It would have found its first origins in Anjou where it would have been cultivated by the monks of the Abbey of Saint-Maur located between Angers and Saumur since the 6th century. chenin is a great white grape variety which likes particularly the chalky soils called here stones of tufa which were used for the construction of the castles of the Loire Valley. Its bunches are medium-sized, fairly compact and its berries are more or less small. It is an early variety, which resists well to diseases. Chenin has the particularity of being able to participate as well in the elaboration of dry white wines as of sweet white wines or sparkling wines. Perfectly structured by the acidity, elegant, with a complex nose and aromas of yellow fruits, dry fruits, citrus fruits, white flowers, honey... the wine resulting from the chenin is rather lively and nervous, which allows him a good potential of guard. Chenin covers about 10,000 hectares in France, and is very productive in South Africa where it covers more than 26,000 hectares.

Last vintages of this wine

Valsotillo Finca Buenavista - 2016
In the top 100 of of Ribera del Duero wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Valsotillo Finca Buenavista - 2015
In the top 100 of of Ribera del Duero wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Valsotillo Finca Buenavista - 2014
In the top 100 of of Ribera del Duero wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Valsotillo Finca Buenavista - 2013
In the top 100 of of Ribera del Duero wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Valsotillo Finca Buenavista - 2012
In the top 100 of of Ribera del Duero wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Valsotillo Finca Buenavista from Bodegas Ismael Arroyo are 2014, 2015, 2016, 2012 and 2013.

Informations about the Bodegas Ismael Arroyo

The winery offers 9 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Ribera del Duero in the region of Castille-et-Léon

The Bodegas Ismael Arroyo is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Ribera del Duero to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Castille-et-Léon
In the top 4500 of of Spain wines
In the top 1000 of of Ribera del Duero wines
In the top 45000 of red wines
In the top 65000 wines of the world

The wine region of Ribera del Duero

The wine region of Ribera del Duero is located in the region of Castille-et-Léon of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vega Sicilia or the Domaine Vega Sicilia produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ribera del Duero are Tempranillo, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Ribera del Duero often reveals types of flavors of cream, ripe blackberries or cigar box and sometimes also flavors of rosemary, baking spice or espresso.


The wine region of Castille-et-Léon

Located in the northern half of the Central Iberian plateau, Castilla y León is the largest of Spain's 17 administrative regions, covering about one-fifth of the country's total area. It extends about 350 kilometres (220 miles) from central Spain to the northern coast. Just as wide, it connects the Rioja wine region to the Portuguese border. Red wines reign supreme in Castilla y León, and the Tempranillo grape is undoubtedly the king.

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The word of the wine: Reduced

This is said of aromas that are reminiscent of a stale wine and that can be released when a long-closed bottle is opened. They generally fade with airing.

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