2016 Descendientes de J. Palacios La Faraona
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Deep, bright-hued garnet. Intensely perfumed red and blue fruit, lavender, exotic spice and incense aromas are complemented by a vibrant mineral flourish. Sappy, concentrated and sharply defined on the palate, offering vibrant, mineral- and spice-accented black raspberry, bitter cherry, boysenberry and floral pastille flavors that deepen and turn sweeter on the back half. Shows outstanding energy and precision on a striking, wonderfully long, subtly tannic finish that leaves behind candied red fruit, exotic spice and floral notes.
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The Wine Advocate
Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
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The spicy 2016 La Faraona showed notes of aniseed, Jamaica pepper and nutmeg. It is perhaps a little fruit-driven and has more herbal and mineral notes with the classical blood orange peel and floral aromas. There are always some tannins that need a little polishing in La Faraona, but the wine is drinkable now. This is a great vintage of La Faraona. They had tiny yields of ten hectoliters per hectare. 1,389 bottles, 46 magnums, 9 double magnums and 5 Jeroboams produced.
The spicy 2016 La Faraona showed notes of aniseed, Jamaica pepper and nutmeg. It is perhaps a little fruit-driven and has more herbal and mineral notes with the classical blood orange peel and floral aromas. There are always some tannins that need a little polishing in La Faraona, but the wine is drinkable now. This is a great vintage of La Faraona. They had tiny yields of ten hectoliters per hectare. 1,389 bottles, 46 magnums, 9 double magnums and 5 Jeroboams produced.