This wine is sourced from 20-60 year vines in La Horra, a village in the Burgos District of Ribera del Duero. Produced by Bodegas Neo, with Isaac Fernandez, managing the vineyards and making the wines. The grapes see an 8 day fermentation on the skins prior to gentle pressing.
The wine was then aged in tank for 1 year prior to bottling to allow the grape tannins to soften.
Reviews
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The Wine Enthusiast
87
The packaging and name are a little contrived, but what’s in the bottle stands up to scrutiny. The aromas are warm and plummy, with a hint of toast and cream. The palate is clean and juicy, with snappy black raspberry fruit and a fruity carry-over onto the finish. Spunky, fresh and pleasant. Best Buy
Issue 2308, August 2010
The Wine Advocate
86
Bodegas Neo’s 2008 Vivir, vivir is 100% Tempranillo aged in tank for 1 year. Medium crimson-colored, it offers up a fruity nose of black cherry and plum. This leads to a forward wine with spicy red and black fruit flavors and no hard edges. Drink this solid value over the next 3 years. Issue 188, April 2010
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
87
Vivid ruby. Sexy red and dark berry flavors are uncomplicated but pure. Taut, nicely delineated raspberry and blackberry flavors are firmed by lightly chewy tannins and pick up spiciness with air. The slightly rigid finish is refreshingly bitter and nicely focused. Issue 145, July/Aug '09
Wine & Spirits Magazine
NA
Great Value Issue 2903, June 2010
International Wine Review
87
Medium ruby purple, this youthful tank fermented 100% Tempranillo offers plum and vanilla aromas on the nose and a soft attack of moderately spicy plum fruit on the palate with round tannins and a firm dry finish. Issue 23, June 2010
Drink: A Beer, Wine and Spirits Blog
NA
Interesting and manifold spicy aromas of nutmeg, spice cake, blueberry and raspberry. A mellow, easy-to-drink wine with tastes of red apple skin, coffee and black cherry. Two Thumbs Up
Posted March 24, 2010
