Comparative: Losada 2010 versus Altos de Losada 2009

Bierzo Wine Region, Spain

Producer: Bodegas Losada, Vinos de Finca

Vintage 2010 - Losada
Vintage 2009 - Altos de Losada

Variety:100% Mencía grape (red wine), both wines.

Vinification: 12 and 15 months maturing in French and American oak barrels.

 Tasting Notes:Two great wines, both coming from the same winery, Losada, Vinos de Finca, and both made of the same variety of grape,Mencía 100%, but at the same time, different vintages, aging in barrels , and endowed with great qualities. 

Losada 2010, 12 months of aging in oak barrels, even improves the previous wine Losada 2009 vintage. 2010 was a great year for wine, at least in the Bierzo Region (North West Spain).It has an intense purple red color, a thick layer, resulting in an oily wine. Persistent on the nose and palate; we can preceive candied fruit like black prune, berries such as blackberry, and apple sauce in addition, without forgetting the vanilla. Balanced acidity,the mature´s fruit aroma prevails over wood, which is very subtly . A fleshy wine, for a long drink, round, ideal for calm enjoyment. It portends good evolution in bottle. Needs to be decanted . It has an excellent value for money.
 

Against this magnificent wine, Altos de Losada 2009 is presented as a more complex wine. We have to add new nuances to the candied fruits and the berries. We refer to licorice, toasted, and especially toffee, all these denote its aging 15 months in oak and provenance of old vineyards. Although here the wood is left to see more, but always with subtlety. It presents a very strong cherry red in an intense layer. A well structured wine if we talk about tannins. It has an aftertaste long persistence, while silky and delicious at the same time, and therefore it needs to be tasted with peace and quiet. It is a wine to enjoy,transmitting the origin of the soil of its birth. Just as its partner we portend it will have a good evolution in bottle . Also needs to be decanted and presents a great value. Both highly recommended wines.
 
9 € Losada 12 $ - 17 € Altos de Losada 23 $. 94/100 Losada. 96/100 Altos de Losada.