Kaffe, kirsebær, bringebær, røde blomster. Strukturert munn med kirsebær, blåbær, pepper, parfyme, treværk. Meget lang med en del treverk. Luftet på karaffel i 22 timer. 03.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Lite utvikling. Intens og primær nese med blåbær, blomster, moreller anis, tobakk. Mye likt i munn, litt pepper og krydder i tillegg. Lang strukturert, konsentrert og fantastisk balanse. Lite utvikling. Godt, men blir bedre. 93-94
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
We picked up this bottle during a tour of CVNE in Haro without tasting it, mainly because I'd never seen a Graciano bottled by itself. Used mainly as a blending grape, this type of bottling is rare to see, so I had to have it.
Opened for one hour.
Dark, almost black in the glass. The nose has a touch of smoke and black fruit. The tannins are there with bright acidity (making it interesting to see where this grape fits in with Tempranillo to build the typical wine from Rioja) but not any of the typical cherry I expected.
Some oak, but not overpowering. More vanilla than mocha on the palate and that's probably from the introduction of French oak as compared to American oak.
Certainly a food wine due to the acidity and perfectly matched with the gelatinous feel Ox Tail Stew. If I could find it locally, I'd buy it all.
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No
/ Comment
Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.
12/28/2023 - "Rhône Rider" Likes this wine: 93 Points
Kaffe, kirsebær, bringebær, røde blomster. Strukturert munn med kirsebær, blåbær, pepper, parfyme, treværk. Meget lang med en del treverk. Luftet på karaffel i 22 timer. 03.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
8/26/2023 - Torchy wrote: 92 Points
Onklers August 23 BYO; 8/26/2023-8/27/2023 (Sindre): Nose of mint, chocolate, and coffee. Palate is a bit flat but has a taste of tobacco and dark fruits.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
3/13/2021 - Jannickelf Likes this wine: 90 Points
Pure fruit, dence. To young.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
2/5/2021 - "Rhône Rider" Likes this wine: 93 Points
Lite utvikling. Intens og primær nese med blåbær, blomster, moreller anis, tobakk. Mye likt i munn, litt pepper og krydder i tillegg. Lang strukturert, konsentrert og fantastisk balanse. Lite utvikling. Godt, men blir bedre. 93-94
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
10/25/2020 - DavilaDC Likes this wine: 93 Points
We picked up this bottle during a tour of CVNE in Haro without tasting it, mainly because I'd never seen a Graciano bottled by itself. Used mainly as a blending grape, this type of bottling is rare to see, so I had to have it.
Opened for one hour.
Dark, almost black in the glass. The nose has a touch of smoke and black fruit. The tannins are there with bright acidity (making it interesting to see where this grape fits in with Tempranillo to build the typical wine from Rioja) but not any of the typical cherry I expected.
Some oak, but not overpowering. More vanilla than mocha on the palate and that's probably from the introduction of French oak as compared to American oak.
Certainly a food wine due to the acidity and perfectly matched with the gelatinous feel Ox Tail Stew. If I could find it locally, I'd buy it all.
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment