color: medium purple velvet; nose: faint earth and oak -- nice!; taste: medium-bodied mouth feel, tastes of green pepper and tobacco (Old World, for sure), medium-length tart finish backed by tart tannins and notes of tobacco, coffee, and spice; overall: tasty Old World juice with lots of stuffing, still young as of Summer 2015 -- its best days are probably another 12-36 months ahead, but drinkable now with grilled burgers or marinated pork tenderloin...and available at Costco in Sapporo, Japan!
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10/21/2019 - NickA Likes this wine: 87 Points
Competent, classic Rioja. Vanilla oak very evident. Drinking well.
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3/31/2016 - Monsieur le Comte wrote: 87 Points
nice acidity, overall balanced, cherry, berries, herbs, vanilla, tobacco, pepper and a green leaf..sappily wine.
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10/18/2015 - jamieirving Likes this wine: 88 Points
Bright colour. Spicy, pepper and olive nose. Full bodied, earthy, tobacco. Very dry finish.
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8/10/2015 - Epic Tale Likes this wine: 84 Points
color: medium purple velvet; nose: faint earth and oak -- nice!; taste: medium-bodied mouth feel, tastes of green pepper and tobacco (Old World, for sure), medium-length tart finish backed by tart tannins and notes of tobacco, coffee, and spice; overall: tasty Old World juice with lots of stuffing, still young as of Summer 2015 -- its best days are probably another 12-36 months ahead, but drinkable now with grilled burgers or marinated pork tenderloin...and available at Costco in Sapporo, Japan!
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11/30/2014 - Zweder wrote: 84 Points
Retailer tasting (@ vdH): Supple wine with some red fruits, sweet spices and vanilla from the oak. Ok quite basic wine.
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