Bodegas Volver Tarima Hill Old Vines 2015 (12x75cl)
Although prices have yet to hit the big time, the quality is undisputable. Bodegas Volver Tarima Hill 2015 shot to prominence in the wine world when it was placed 17th in the 2017 Wine Spectator “Top 100 Wines” list. Wine Spectator praised its intensity, balance, and complexity.
From old vines and aged 14-16 months in French oak, the 2015 Tarima Hill sports an inky color as well as a smoking bouquet of black raspberries, blueberries, pepper, and dried flowers. It's broad, expansive, and sweetly fruited, with a great mid-palate and sweet tannin. It's a sexy fruit bomb done with class!
This red shows grace and depth. Black cherry, plum, mineral and smoke flavors mingle harmoniously over well-integrated tannins, while lively acidity keeps this focused. Not showy, but all the pieces fit together. Balanced, in the modern style. Monastrell. Drink now through 2025.
Reviewer Name: Thomas Matthews
(made from vines planted in 1935 and 1970; fermented in open-top stainless steel tanks and aged in new and used French and American oak barrels) Bright purple. Heady, exotic aromas of candied dark fruits, incense, vanilla and smoky minerals, backed by subtle floral notes. Sweet and broad on the palate, offering intense blueberry and cherry-vanilla flavors braced by a spine of juicy acidity. Hangs on with strong tenacity on the finish, which features velvety tannins and an echo of sweet blue fruit.
The 2015 Tarima Hill is an old-vine Monastrell cuvée from a very healthy year fermented in open-top 5,000-liter vats and matured in first and second use barriques for 14 months. Part of the wine that does not make it to the blend for Triga is here. This clearly represents the house style—good ripeness, powerful, generously oaked and approachable—in a commercial profile, while keeping the varietal character. 72,000 bottles produced.
Drinking Window: 2018 - 2021
Reviewer Name: Luis Gutiérrez
Review Date: 29th December 2017