{"product_id":"vizcarra-jc-tinto-2021-ribera-del-duero-spain","title":"Vizcarra JC Tinto 2021 (Ribera del Duero, Spain) - [JD 92] [WA 91]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Winemaker:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eJuan Carlos Vizcarra is a man of intensity, passion, and incredible ambition. Though his family has grown grapes in northern DO Ribera del Duero for more than four generations, he was the first to make estate-bottled wine from this fruit starting in 1991.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story goes that when he was a boy, he noticed that the historic estates of Vega Sicilia and Pesquera would come to his family in bad vintages to buy fruit. Realizing that his family must have truly special vineyards of the highest quality, Juan Carlos took it upon himself to begin producing wines to express this blessed terroir and heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this Wine:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike all the wines at the tiny Bodegas Vizcarra, the flagship JC Vizcarra is made using gravity-fed winemaking to preserve the freshness and elegance intrinsic to the limestone plots found in northern Burgos. Meticulous in everything he does, Juan Carlos applies his detail-oriented approach to every facet of the winemaking process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith painstaking attention paid to every detail from vineyard to bottle in the 10 parcels farmed for JC, Juan Carlos is able to express the elegance and freshness intrinsic to this special land he farms by hand, without the use of chemicals. In the JC bottling, he offers a wine to age, one that will improve with a decade or more in the bottle. He avoids unnecessary over-extraction and heavy oak, preferring instead to let the natural power of Tinto Fino (known elsewhere as Tempranillo) speak for itself. The finesse and power that results is classic Ribera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"de_data_title\" data-option=\"aging\"\u003e100% Tempranillo\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"de_data_title\" data-option=\"aging\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eTasting Notes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"de_data_title\" data-option=\"aromas\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"de_data_title\" data-option=\"overall\"\u003eOverall: \u003cspan class=\"de_data_content\"\u003eDark \u0026amp; Vibrant\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"de_data_title\" data-option=\"aromas\"\u003eAromas:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"de_data_content\"\u003eDark berries, violet and vanilla, along with a smoky oak overtone.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"de_data_title\" data-option=\"mouthfeel\"\u003eMouthfeel:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"de_data_content\"\u003eBright \u0026amp; Elegant\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"de_data_title\" data-option=\"pairings\"\u003ePairings:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"de_data_content\"\u003eGrilled, braised and roasted red meats, grilled lamb, braised short ribs or a rib roast\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"de_data_title\" data-option=\"pairings\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"de_data_content\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eRatings \u0026amp; Reviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e92 Points - Jeb Dunnuck:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The 2021 JC is the winery’s most representative flagship, a blend of old plots that are 60 to 70 years old. It’s aged 15 months in American oak, half new, half second-use, and offers softly integrated tannins and a rounded mouthfeel. The black fruit is well-balanced and medium to full-bodied in style, accenting a lengthy breadth of freshness that endures on the finish. Drink now through 2036.\" - Virginia Boone (Jul 2025)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e91 Points - Wine Advocate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The 2021 JC Vizcarra in the US is sold as Vizcarra 15 Meses in the rest of the markets, as it spent 15 months in barrel. It's quite ripe, with 14.9% alcohol and with abundant notes of sweet spices, smoke and toasts intermixed with those ripe berries and an earthy touch. The palate is medium to full-bodied with abundant, slightly dusty tannins and some oak-related flavors. 65,000 bottles and 1,500 magnums produced. It was bottled in July 2023.\" - Luis Gutierrez (Jun 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Serendipity Wines","offers":[{"title":"750 mL","offer_id":53355327750509,"sku":null,"price":35.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0481\/8940\/7391\/files\/VizcarraJC.png?v=1779316430","url":"https:\/\/artisan.wine\/products\/vizcarra-jc-tinto-2021-ribera-del-duero-spain","provider":"Artisan W\u0026S","version":"1.0","type":"link"}