Community Tasting Notes 9

• JuliannaDHS Likes this wine: 90 points

  June 11, 2022 - Very nice but also very modern. Lots of fruit and oak.

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• srh Likes this wine:

  January 6, 2018 - Sat, 01/06/18, $2 Tasting: From distributor's web site: https://www.skurnik.com/sku/rioja-crianza-vina-herminia-2-2/
  -100% Tempranillo
  -Aged 3 months in American oak
  -Aged 6 months in bottle before release
  
  N: Fragrant cherries, plums, & certainly vanilla
  
  P: LM body; NICE, almost swtish frt/oak met by some ALMOST puckerish astringency which slowly transitions into a LONG, bitter/swt finish with an earthy tanginess that invites another sip. LOVELY now & into '21 min, + may improve into early Fall '18 min. VERY nicely done! My EXC-/EXC. 95 pts Decanter as "Best Red Rioja of the Year" & Platinum Award, 87 WS, & Silver @ '16 Int'l Wine & Spirits Comp. [Tasted @ this vendor's, I believe, now unavailable $14.95, though early Feb '18's wine-searcher still shows several U.S. sources from $14-$18.]

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• tjtrot Likes this wine: 89 points

  December 19, 2017 - Excellent QPR ! moderate bouquet of forest, evergreen; mouthfeel is moderate tannins, relatively high acidity, tart in first hour, mellowing from then on; flavors of plum, dark cherry. Smooth, clean finish.

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• bianca15 wrote: 85 points

  December 19, 2017 - Not a great wine, but OK. Kind of thin for a Rioja but good flavor.

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• srh Likes this wine:

  November 11, 2017 - Sat, 11/11/17, $2 Tasting (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): From distributor's web site: https://www.skurnik.com/sku/rioja-crianza-vina-herminia-2-2/
  -100 % Tempranillo
  -Aged 3 months in American oak
  -Aged 6 months in bottle before release
  
  N: Earth slightly atop vanilla; oranges more than berries? notes of smoke?
  
  P: Med, poss MF, body; RNDISH entry with almost swtish frt met by a bitterish astringency with very, VERY fine tannins, all of this somewhat resolving into a LONG, bitterswt finish with the swtness ULTIMATELY gaining hand. Approachable now, this DESERVES well into, if not through, '19, then drinking for several more. 95 Points, Decanter, "Best Red Rioja of the Year", Platinum Award; 87 pts WS, & Silver @ '16 Int'l Wine & Spirits Comp. Attractive QPR even @ this vendor's $14.95, which, TOTALLY atypically, is near the bottom of the pricing on wine-searcher.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2013
• Type Red
• Producer Viña Herminia
• Varietal Tempranillo
• Designation Crianza
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Spain
• Region La Rioja
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Rioja
• UPC Code 8435137000302

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• In Cellars 38 (22%)
• Consumed 131 (77%)

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