A more traditional style of Rioja, though with rusticity (a very slight and pleasant amount of VA and Brett to add complexity) and still a lot of intense lively ripe dark red primary fruit remaining for a nine-year-old wine. Well-integrated American oak. Very good.
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PnP, consumed over 2 hours. Appearance: Clear, medium garnet with some edge clouding. Nose: Medium- intensity with developed aromas of mushroom, earth, dried cherry, and leather. Palate: Dry, medium+ tannins are soft and well-integrated, medium acid, medium body, 14.5% abv with developed flavors of cranberry, earth, and leather with a medium finish. Drink now.
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Tempranillo con una crianza mínima de 24 meses en barrica de roble americano. Alc. 13,5% vol. Color rubí con matices granates, brillo medio, capa media, marcado ribete anaranjado. Nariz de terrosos, tostados, especias, compota de frutas, quizás higos más destacados. En boca es un vino de estructura media, algo sutil, con taninos finos, acidez media pero activa y un sabroso final medio-largo. Buen conjunto, con un interesante perfil evolucionado y algo complejo.
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Bright purple ruby with attractive notes of Bing cherry, soft toast, creamy tinned cherries and dried orange peel. Bright and pops out of the glass, there is a little tobacco leaf to remind us of Rioja. A soft entry, this wine is very approachable with soft creamy fruits, vanilla-infused cherries and sweet raspberry all set against a fresh undulating acidity. Dry but with a sweet texture, the tannins are velvety soft and furry. Flavours linger with bottled maraschino cherries, tobacco, rum & raisin ice cream and Christmas brandy butter! It flows along the palate, brushing into a vanilla pod, spices and more dried orange peel. Fair lengthy; it is all one way without being that complex. Super approachable!
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Light+ ruby, the aromas offer light maraschino cherry, Assam tea and pipe tobacco. Ripe. A fresh, soft entry, this is an easy-drinking Rioja, rounded in the mid-palate with lively acidity giving support. The flavours are a soft raspberry jam/compote and tobacco infusion, with a pinch of cocoa powder. Very enjoyable fare with a gentle grip on the finish. Can’t go wrong here.
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Savory fruit but enough fruit, and not modern. Mid palate is just a bit flush, finishing with a sense of the traditional tightness. Its kind all there, while at the same time being kinda nowhere if you've tasted enough Rioja.
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1/19/2024 - BottleScholar Likes this wine:
A more traditional style of Rioja, though with rusticity (a very slight and pleasant amount of VA and Brett to add complexity) and still a lot of intense lively ripe dark red primary fruit remaining for a nine-year-old wine. Well-integrated American oak. Very good.
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1/11/2024 - prasm wrote: 88 Points
PnP, consumed over 2 hours. Appearance: Clear, medium garnet with some edge clouding. Nose: Medium- intensity with developed aromas of mushroom, earth, dried cherry, and leather. Palate: Dry, medium+ tannins are soft and well-integrated, medium acid, medium body, 14.5% abv with developed flavors of cranberry, earth, and leather with a medium finish. Drink now.
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5/28/2023 - fredfta wrote: 91 Points
Tempranillo con una crianza mínima de 24 meses en barrica de roble americano. Alc. 13,5% vol. Color rubí con matices granates, brillo medio, capa media, marcado ribete anaranjado. Nariz de terrosos, tostados, especias, compota de frutas, quizás higos más destacados. En boca es un vino de estructura media, algo sutil, con taninos finos, acidez media pero activa y un sabroso final medio-largo. Buen conjunto, con un interesante perfil evolucionado y algo complejo.
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12/8/2022 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 88 Points
Bright purple ruby with attractive notes of Bing cherry, soft toast, creamy tinned cherries and dried orange peel. Bright and pops out of the glass, there is a little tobacco leaf to remind us of Rioja.
A soft entry, this wine is very approachable with soft creamy fruits, vanilla-infused cherries and sweet raspberry all set against a fresh undulating acidity. Dry but with a sweet texture, the tannins are velvety soft and furry. Flavours linger with bottled maraschino cherries, tobacco, rum & raisin ice cream and Christmas brandy butter! It flows along the palate, brushing into a vanilla pod, spices and more dried orange peel. Fair lengthy; it is all one way without being that complex. Super approachable!
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9/17/2022 - JimSweeny Likes this wine: 90 Points
Good wine for the price
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8/28/2022 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 87 Points
Light+ ruby, the aromas offer light maraschino cherry, Assam tea and pipe tobacco. Ripe. A fresh, soft entry, this is an easy-drinking Rioja, rounded in the mid-palate with lively acidity giving support. The flavours are a soft raspberry jam/compote and tobacco infusion, with a pinch of cocoa powder. Very enjoyable fare with a gentle grip on the finish. Can’t go wrong here.
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6/28/2022 - djhammond Likes this wine: 89 Points
Excellent value for money, this kicks some of the more expensive French Cru Bourgeois into touch.
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6/21/2022 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Savory fruit but enough fruit, and not modern. Mid palate is just a bit flush, finishing with a sense of the traditional tightness. Its kind all there, while at the same time being kinda nowhere if you've tasted enough Rioja.
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5/28/2022 - SpiSan Likes this wine: 91 Points
Excellent Rioja for the price.
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5/2/2022 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
With a touch more ripness than one might expect.
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2/25/2022 - LEEJV123 Does not like this wine: 87 Points
Medium light body, round, a bit austere.
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10/2/2021 - FraserMacmillen Likes this wine: 86 Points
Gd solid Rioja.
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8/19/2021 - Kevin86 wrote: 89 Points
Ok pour le prix mais sans plus!
M'attendait a mieux pour un reserva
Pas dans mes goûts
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8/6/2021 - Vintuition Likes this wine: 88 Points
Classique personnel. Facile à aimer. J’aime le tempranillo du Rioja
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7/18/2021 - hantsoyv wrote:
Zondag en lekker weer dus faustino
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7/1/2021 - Dominic Roy wrote: 89 Points
Nose: Vanilla. Herbaceous. Sour cherry. Rustic. Earthy. Medium aroma intensity.
Palate: Big oak. Red fruits. Strawberry. Vanilla. Blueberry. Medium acidity. Medium tannins. Dry. Medium body.
Finish: Medium finish.
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3/20/2021 - Peter-Luke Likes this wine: 88 Points
Faites respirer cette bouteille et vous aurez de belles surprises.
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6/20/2020 - Wanco wrote:
Deze Rioja is complex en intens met donker bessenfruit, vanille, chocola, specerijen en sigarenkistjes.
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