MARQUES DE CARCERES GAUDIUM 2014 Bottle:1 with a beautiful citrus backbone

with a beautiful citrus backbone

with dusty tannins vying for attention with the fruit on the lingering finish

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Manuel Jesus has worked full time as Hidalgo”s oenologist and apprentice winemaker

The juicy red fruit is complemented by spice and oak that is coming from the 10 months in French oak barrels of different ages

MARQUES DE CARCERES GAUDIUM 2014 Bottle:1 with a beautiful citrus backboneMeaty berry and plum aromas are dark and solid. A saturated palate shows full extraction of ripe Tempranillo fruit; but in the end, this feels a bit blocky and stumpy. Blackberry, vanilla and savory spice notes finish mostly with creamy oak and latent vanilla. This is ripe, intense, oaky and powerful.