My sample of the 2010 Cesar Principe was in bottle but came directly from the cellar, so I needed to warm it up. There is plenty of minerally black currant, iodine and wild strawberry fruit on the nose, which displays fine delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with black cherries, dark plum and wild strawberry notes. The tannins are a little chalky, but frame a very focused wine that should challenge the 2009 when released later in 2013. Look out for this. Drink 2015-2020+.
Cesar Principe, named after Ignacio Principe’s father, is a pure Tempranillo from the estate’s own parcels close to the winery, and it is supplemented by approximately thirty growers. Most of the vines are between 60 and 100 years in age cultivated upon stony soils. It is usually aged in 80% French and 20% American oak, of which around 40 to 45% is new, for around 14 months. They believe that the wine is at its peak two or three years after release – a view I would agree with. To put it candidly, it offers too much pleasure in its youth to satisfy the curiosity of aging.
Importer: Vinovi & Co. Ferndale, MI; www.vinovico.com
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