Dominio de Atauta 2019 Magnum en Estuche de Madera

Luminous blackberries, plums and cocoa powder, with mineral and balsamic undertones, extending to a full-bodied and flavorful palate with plenty of mealy tannins. Concentrated, yet juicy. Impressive tannin quality here. 100% tinto fino. Better after 2023.

"Atauta's 25 terroirs in a single bottle" is how winemaker Jaime Suárez describes this textbook Soria Tinto Fino. Amazing value for a wine sourced from 300 parcels between 130 and 185 years of age, it's a savoury, focused, slightly wild red, with grippy tannins that wouldn't look out of place in a Barolo and flavours of damson and umami. 2024-29. 

There's a little more concentration, tannin and rusticity in the 2019 Dominio de Atauta, reflecting the conditions of a warmer and drier year. This selection matured for 16 months in French oak barrels, 15% of them new, followed by a couple of months in oak vats to let the wine settle before being bottled. 45,528 bottles and 900 magnums produced. It was bottled in September 2021.

Powerful Ribera with intense red fruit flavours and a broad palate that is well-charged with oak and fruit. Needs time in the bottle. Good potential.