Bodega, Vivaltus Vintage:2017 but retain their vibrancy

but retain their vibrancy

This is an impressive set of wines from Giampaolo Pira

This is a precise and sharp wine with a heightened sense of focus and definition that is backed by pretty mineral shadings

The wine shows a brown

Bodega, Vivaltus Vintage:2017 but retain their vibrancyThe eponymous 2016 Vivaltus was really impressive. I was already amazed at the unbottled sample, and the finished wine seems even better! It's a blend of Tempranillo with some Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, mostly from old vines. It fermented in stainless steel with neutral yeasts and aged for around 12 months in French barriques, 20% of them new. But there's no oak in the nose, which is ethereal and perfumed, elegant and nuanced, with notes of