The 2016 Dominio de Atauta Valdegatiles is my second single vineyard wine from this remarkable and unique estate. I reviewed the first one a month ago. This wine was the first single vineyard wine made by Atauta, starting in 2000. The vineyard is 1ha in size, and sits on two metres of clay above calcareous rock at the bottom of the valley. The wine is matured in French oak barrels for 16 months, and bottle aged for almost four years.
The wine is quite a contrast to the powerful Llanos del Almendro. It is red fruited, full-bodied, but soft and smooth. Black olive and earthy flavours add to the complex and silky mouthfeel. This is an elegant wine, which is perfect to drink now, but has the structure to live well for many years.
Score: 95/+++
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