Bodega, Vivaltus Vintage:2017 This is an impressive set

This is an impressive set of wines from Giampaolo Pira

complex and nicely balanced finish

this Champagne is composed of 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay

finely etched

This will require the better part of a decade to fully resolve the slightly rustic tannic spine

Bodega, Vivaltus Vintage:2017 This is an impressive setThe eponymous 2016 Vivaltus was really impressive. I was already amazed at the unbottled sample, and the finished wine seems even better! It's a blend of Tempranillo with some Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, mostly from old vines. It fermented in stainless steel with neutral yeasts and aged for around 12 months in French barriques, 20% of them new. But there's no oak in the nose, which is ethereal and perfumed, elegant and nuanced, with notes of