Pago Capellanes, Nogal Size:6x750ml leaving behind 43 grams of

leaving behind 43 grams of residual sugar

These two new releases from proprietor Roberto Conterno are stellar

taut and linear with satisfying freshness and poise on the finish

but site- and vintage-typical suggestions of baked apple and vanilla were clearly in evidence

Pago Capellanes, Nogal Size:6x750ml leaving behind 43 grams ofThe 2009 Parcela El Nogal is a single vineyard wine from a 13 year old plot called El Nogal (the oak tree) that is fermented in oak vats and carried out its malolactic fermentation in barrique where the wine aged for 22 months in oak. It has a clear animal character, with notes of leather, hung meat, tempera paint, fountain pen ink, licorice and peat with a good layer of oak related aromas on top of the ripe black fruit. The palate is medium bodied,