Community Tasting Notes 15

• Gavin499 Likes this wine: 90 points

  October 30, 2013 - Well balanced. Nose of hay, leather, bing cherry, maraschino cherry, damp oak and must. Flavors of bing cherry, plum, green peppercorn, tobacco. Really enjoyed this wine. It has dark, rich fruit with nice tobacco and subtle oak flavors. Really nicely balanced, with a long finish. Most definitely worth $15. Should be drunk soon - in it's prime now.

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• Richard123 Likes this wine: 89 points

  January 8, 2013 - This bottle was very good -- leather, dark cherries, a hint of oak, mild tannin. Went well with an Asian salmon recipe. My previous bottle seems to have been flawed, in retrospect, or there is some bottle variance.

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• Richard123 Likes this wine: 87 points

  December 22, 2012 - I still like this wine for the money, but not as much as my previous bottle. Leather and oak on opening which diminished over time. Herbal notes, and semi-sweet flavor with mild tannin got the job done. Not sure if there's bottle variance or it is starting to decline with age... Probably worth drinking sooner rather than later.

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• Guyc wrote: 86 points

  July 1, 2012 - Nice example of a Rioja but doesn't blow your socks off. Gonna compare this to a lightweight Zin with more acidity. This is probably my favorite varietal so I might be being a little harsh but I can recall better. However, we're pairing this with a ball tip joint that's busy on the Primo Ceramic BBq and this bottle isn't going to make it to the dinner. I I guess it's pretty damn fine and likely I will have burnt the steak to a crisp what with the wine and this review :-). Anyhow, hints of cherry, woody overtones and peppery as expected, light viscosity and definite tannin and acid present... Chin chin

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• spo wrote: 82 points

  May 15, 2012 - Raspberry, cherry and fig, very appealing fruit but woody tasting, astringent and sharp.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• Type Red
• Producer Bodega R. de Ayala Lete e Hijos
• Varietal Tempranillo Blend
• Designation Vina Santurnia Reserva
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Spain
• Region La Rioja
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Rioja

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• Consumed 35 (81%)

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