Francisco Barona Ribera del Duero Finca las Dueñas 2020

96 points Tim Atkin, MW: “Finca Las Dueñas is the top cuvée from brilliant young winemaker, Francisco Barona, made with Tinto Fino and 25% Bobal and Albillo Mayor from a small parcel planted in 1928 in Anguix. A wine with chalk in its veins, this was fermented with 100% whole bunches before ageing in new French oak. Plush, glossy and intense, it has elements of Pomerol as well as Ribera del Duero, all coffee bean, thyme and liquorice on the nose and cassis, blackberry and a liqueur like note on the palate. Very intense, yet beautifully balanced. 2027-2035. (2024).”