Opened 6 hours earlier. Red with gentle gradation. Pine, cedar, and subtle green herbs. Medium to lighter body. Supple, ripe, sweet dark red fruit complemented by the herbal twist, citrus, and spice. Gentle fading tannins. Seductive and just about completely mature. An elegant, Burgundian Rioja-bravo, particularly at this price point!
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Rioja on its most puristic style! Rubin red, smells of coconut, dill and thyme. On the palate its shows lots of elegance; the tannins and the acidity are after the opening pretty firm but open up in short time getting smoother. Long finish with nice fresh fruits despite the always very present oak notes and its age. Can even age some longer time but doesn't need to, very nice at this point
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12/24/2023 - drwine2001 wrote:
Opened 6 hours earlier. Red with gentle gradation. Pine, cedar, and subtle green herbs. Medium to lighter body. Supple, ripe, sweet dark red fruit complemented by the herbal twist, citrus, and spice. Gentle fading tannins. Seductive and just about completely mature. An elegant, Burgundian Rioja-bravo, particularly at this price point!
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11/12/2023 - tsdv Likes this wine: 89 Points
Very good. Smooth, not to oakey or powerful. Some funk. Real old world wine, w/ sense of place.
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11/24/2022 - champagnesoci Likes this wine: 93 Points
Big bold oak bomb with velvety tannins, leather and smoke. Black fruits with medium acidity. A real pleasure to drink and an absolute steal at $35.
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11/11/2022 - Jacko46 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Rioja on its most puristic style!
Rubin red, smells of coconut, dill and thyme. On the palate its shows lots of elegance; the tannins and the acidity are after the opening pretty firm but open up in short time getting smoother. Long finish with nice fresh fruits despite the always very present oak notes and its age. Can even age some longer time but doesn't need to, very nice at this point
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10/3/2021 - deschamp52 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Drinking beautifully. Velvety in the mouth, balanced fruit, long finish.
Nice level of complexity, great acidity.
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