Robert Parker
RP
96
"The 2020 Simeta has a fresh Mediterranean profile very different from the 2019, as 2020 was a year of full ripeness to express the character of the Arcos grape, a long-cycle grape with big and lose bunches and grapes with thick skins. It has Mediterranean color and aromas, the fresh undergrowth of aromatic herbs. It has fine tannins and good grip. This has 14.3% alcohol, so it's not a shy red, with good balance and a powerful palate. It matured in 500-liter oak barrels for 10 months followed by a further six months in concrete eggs. It's not a light and fresh vintage; it's a powerful, ripe and Mediterranean year, more classical with the concentration from the sandy soils. To me, this is a new expression of Arcos, departing from the style of the 2018, weightless but powerful, concentrated but fresh. This should be long lived." -Robert Parker
