Barrel fermented classic Rioja with a beautiful nose of incense, mocha and macerated cherries. Medium + length and smooth tannins; good acidity. Some vanilla and coconut but not overpowering the red fruit core. It kept evolving over 2-3 hours. Decant if drinking now but will hold for a few more years in the right conditions
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(tasted at store, freshly opened) A very well-balanced, refined Tempranillo. At 5yrs old, the oak and tannins are already well integrated. This is not a (cherry) fruit bomb, but restrained elegant wine making with lots of backbone. Put this against pork or duck dishes, even strongly flavored ones, except those with fruit. I didn't want to spit this or dump the last bits in the slops bucket, even though I had to drive.
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9/21/2017 - fedro Likes this wine: 92 Points
Barrel fermented classic Rioja with a beautiful nose of incense, mocha and macerated cherries. Medium + length and smooth tannins; good acidity. Some vanilla and coconut but not overpowering the red fruit core. It kept evolving over 2-3 hours. Decant if drinking now but will hold for a few more years in the right conditions
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2/7/2014 - Tigg Likes this wine: 92 Points
(tasted at store, freshly opened) A very well-balanced, refined Tempranillo. At 5yrs old, the oak and tannins are already well integrated. This is not a (cherry) fruit bomb, but restrained elegant wine making with lots of backbone. Put this against pork or duck dishes, even strongly flavored ones, except those with fruit. I didn't want to spit this or dump the last bits in the slops bucket, even though I had to drive.
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