Bodegas Vizcarra Celia 2003 (75cl, 15%)

Bodegas Vizcarra Celia 2003 is a Ribera del Duero red wine made from 95% Tinto Fino and 5% Garnacha. It is the flagship cuvée from the family-run Bodegas Vizcarra estate. Hand-harvested grapes are macerated for 25 days in open new 400-litre barrels with three daily pump-overs at 27°C, then aged 16 months in 95% French and 5% American oak. All winemaking and ageing are carried out by gravity, without pumps. After more than two decades in bottle, the 2003 vintage shows dense aromas of violets, dry roses, wild herbs, raspberry, vanilla and exotic spices. The palate is ripe and concentrated, with blueberry, dark berries, floral pastilles and spicecake, supported by fine, resolved tannins. The finish is extended, with dried flowers, incense and dark fruit.