Rich nose of baked black cherries with various garden herbs as well as plenty of wood and some baking spices. Tilled garden soil aromas as well. Quite full-bodied, this is rich and heady and loaded with tons of red and black fruits, black cherry and more garden herbs such as rosemary and sage. There are significant tannins here that show Rioja's Atlantic influence. Sometimes I love this wine, sometimes it's a bit too much. Those that prefer full-throttle wines will LOVE this! 92
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Not decanted. Even better after 2 hours. A very good Rioja. Ready to drink and it still has many years ahead. At the moment I would recommend to decant it 1-2 hours. 93 pts
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Excellent drinking window right now. Blackberry, espresso, charcoal smoke, spice, pepper and a pronounced floral nose. A real pleasure this Friday night. Cheers!
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Doppelt dekantiert, 3 Stunden später bei ca 15 Grad getrunken. Der 2012 Cueva del Contador präsentiert sich wirklich großartig. Dichte, feinkörnige Tannine, die den Gaumen schmeicheln, ein Hauch Weihnachtsgewürze und saftige rot- und schwarzbeerige Frucht, bereiten echtes Trinkvergnügen. Vielleicht ist Tiefe und Vielschichtigkeit, in seinen jungen Jahren, noch nicht seine ganz große Stärke aber seine kompakte Art, mit langem Nachgang lassen den Wunsch nach dem nächsten Glas oder Schluck wiederkehren, ein ums andere Mal. Am selben Abend gab es Ygay Reserva Especial 2009 und beide Weine erfreuen mit einem hohen Niveau auf gleicher Stufe, wenn auch mit ganz unterschiedlicher Stilistik. Sehr gut.
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Smoke, cedar, dark cherry, thyme, balsamic note, earthy, espresso, great depth and complexity, love this Rioja, medium to full body, superb finish. Drink now up to 10 years.
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Pretty spectacular wine! On the palette I detected an interesting hint of violet and blueberry. Extraordinary! Great balance and well integrated tannins.
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Color rojo cereza picota, ribete rojizo-violáceo oscuro, capa alta y fina lágrima bien tintada. En nariz los aromas tostados de la barrica aparecen desde el primer instante y se van suavizando a medida que el vino se oxigena y se muestran más cremosos e introducen unas notas lácteas, vainilla húmeda y caramelo de flan, especiados con el clavo y la pimienta negra, suave recuerdo de cardamomo y un apunte de comino, toques de anís estrellado y mentolados, hierbas del monte con romero, hojarasca fresca y suave sensación de mineralidad de fondo. Notable entrada con una duradera astringencia que llega a resultar agradable y ligeramente dulzona, buen recorrido con cuerpo y algo de nervio, especiado, fruta madura sabrosa y jugosa, regaliz negro, chocolate negro, buen volumen, intenso, amplio, carnoso, tostados por pulir y taninos bien firmes, muy buena acidez, elegante, compacto, estructurado y persistente. Final largo, postgusto de fruta madura y retronasal ahumado y especiado.
More information: http://www.elvi.net/2015/05/30/la-cueva-del-contador-2012/
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11/20/2022 - WineGuyX Likes this wine: 92 Points
Rich nose of baked black cherries with various garden herbs as well as plenty of wood and some baking spices. Tilled garden soil aromas as well. Quite full-bodied, this is rich and heady and loaded with tons of red and black fruits, black cherry and more garden herbs such as rosemary and sage. There are significant tannins here that show Rioja's Atlantic influence. Sometimes I love this wine, sometimes it's a bit too much. Those that prefer full-throttle wines will LOVE this! 92
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4/25/2022 - K&J Likes this wine: 95 Points
Echo previous notes.
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7/22/2021 - Romol Likes this wine: 92 Points
Not decanted. This bottle was less impressive than my previous bottles. 92 pts.
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5/9/2021 - Romol Likes this wine: 93 Points
Decanted 1 hour. Very good wine. Good QPR. It's in a very good drinking window at the moment. 93 pts.
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2/28/2021 - Romol Likes this wine: 93 Points
Not decanted. Again a very good bottle. It's worth to pop a bottle now. Still has a long life ahead. 93 pts. at the moment.
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12/13/2020 - Romol Likes this wine: 93 Points
Not decanted. Even better after 2 hours. A very good Rioja. Ready to drink and it still has many years ahead. At the moment I would recommend to decant it 1-2 hours. 93 pts
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5/8/2020 - DerSchonWieder Likes this wine: 94 Points
Excellent drinking window right now. Blackberry, espresso, charcoal smoke, spice, pepper and a pronounced floral nose. A real pleasure this Friday night. Cheers!
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11/10/2019 - Christian von Dresky Likes this wine: 94 Points
Doppelt dekantiert, 3 Stunden später bei ca 15 Grad getrunken. Der 2012 Cueva del Contador präsentiert sich wirklich großartig. Dichte, feinkörnige Tannine, die den Gaumen schmeicheln, ein Hauch Weihnachtsgewürze und saftige rot- und schwarzbeerige Frucht, bereiten echtes Trinkvergnügen. Vielleicht ist Tiefe und Vielschichtigkeit, in seinen jungen Jahren, noch nicht seine ganz große Stärke aber seine kompakte Art, mit langem Nachgang lassen den Wunsch nach dem nächsten Glas oder Schluck wiederkehren, ein ums andere Mal. Am selben Abend gab es Ygay Reserva Especial 2009 und beide Weine erfreuen mit einem hohen Niveau auf gleicher Stufe, wenn auch mit ganz unterschiedlicher Stilistik. Sehr gut.
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8/10/2019 - Mark van Delft Likes this wine: 94 Points
Smoke, cedar, dark cherry, thyme, balsamic note, earthy, espresso, great depth and complexity, love this Rioja, medium to full body, superb finish. Drink now up to 10 years.
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1/18/2019 - K&J Likes this wine: 95 Points
Pretty spectacular wine! On the palette I detected an interesting hint of violet and blueberry. Extraordinary! Great balance and well integrated tannins.
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2/17/2018 - AndreRibeiroChaves Likes this wine: 93 Points
Medium body, strong acidity, lively tannins that are still a bit rough, very long finish. Light wood notes with black fruit and tabaco.
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11/6/2015 - elvinet Likes this wine: 92 Points
Color rojo cereza picota, ribete rojizo-violáceo oscuro, capa alta y fina lágrima bien tintada. En nariz los aromas tostados de la barrica aparecen desde el primer instante y se van suavizando a medida que el vino se oxigena y se muestran más cremosos e introducen unas notas lácteas, vainilla húmeda y caramelo de flan, especiados con el clavo y la pimienta negra, suave recuerdo de cardamomo y un apunte de comino, toques de anís estrellado y mentolados, hierbas del monte con romero, hojarasca fresca y suave sensación de mineralidad de fondo. Notable entrada con una duradera astringencia que llega a resultar agradable y ligeramente dulzona, buen recorrido con cuerpo y algo de nervio, especiado, fruta madura sabrosa y jugosa, regaliz negro, chocolate negro, buen volumen, intenso, amplio, carnoso, tostados por pulir y taninos bien firmes, muy buena acidez, elegante, compacto, estructurado y persistente. Final largo, postgusto de fruta madura y retronasal ahumado y especiado.
More information: http://www.elvi.net/2015/05/30/la-cueva-del-contador-2012/
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