Quinta da Muradella Gorvia Tinto 2015 | 750 ml.

RP93 Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate 31st Aug 2017

"The red 2015 Gorvia is produced with grapes cropped from the same one-hectare vineyard as the white of the same name, on a south-facing slate slope in the surroundings of the Monterrei Castle. It’s a Mencía-based blend, with some 5% Bastardo and Caíño Redondo. It fermented in an open stainless steel vat with 60% full clusters and a very long maceration, was kept there for six months and then put in used 300- and 500-liter casks. There is a combination of ripeness and freshness that is unusual. None of the wines here show any oak, and they are on the elegant, rather than powerful, side. Having said that, 2015 is very complete, and this has good stuffing, with the finesse I expect in the reds from Muradella. 3,000 bottles were filled in May 2017. (Luis Gutiérrez)" (93 pts.)

JS93 JamesSuckling.com Thursday, August 2, 2018

"Dark spice, wet stones and dark berries. Quite savory with plenty of spice. Medium body with spicy, bright blue plums and a peppery, spicy kick into the finish. Drink or hold." (93 pts.)

WS94 Wine & Spirits 08/18

"José Luis Mateo grows mencía, bastardo and caiño redondo in decomposed slate and clay soils in the intensely sunny and cool heights of Monterrei. Mencía makes up 90 percent of this blend and seems to find one of its freshest and most vital expressions here: The wine’s red fruit is radiant, luminous and tight, leaving a refreshing taste and a sense of tension that lasts. Pour it with roast sturgeon." (94 pts.)