Honestly a great Rioja from the famous López de Heredia winery. Ruby color with some very slight bricking. Nose is cherry, vanilla and oak. Palate is elegant but fruit forward with strawberry and red cherry taking the lead followed by vanilla, cloves, cigar box and chocolate. For the price it's great and a good mid point in between the Cubillo and the Tondonia Reserva. It can also take another 5 years easily.
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Decanted for an hour. Started a little closed off, with only some oakey notes coming through. After some air, the fruit came out with notes of blackberry, cherry, and hints of mushroom. Similar notes on the palate. Medium plus acidity. Have another bottle, and plan to wait at least 5 years before opening.
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Have heard alot about this wine and now was the time to try it, and it did not dissepoint! Ripe red fruit, cherry, black cherry, plum, soya, leather, oka vanilla and wet forest floor. Super smooth, complex and super balance. Had it with a hardy lamb stue, perfect match! Deffinet reby!
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Elegance and cherries, yes. More fruit-oriented than prior vintages? Still, knowing how great those got with age - dont see why this wouldnt also, just in another way. Im a buyer.
2nd night: better, even fresher fruit. Beauty in the making. Upping my score (89) to 90+.
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4/12/2024 - Jan Robin Likes this wine: 89 Points
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4/9/2024 - DevenStephens Likes this wine: 93 Points
Honestly a great Rioja from the famous López de Heredia winery. Ruby color with some very slight bricking. Nose is cherry, vanilla and oak. Palate is elegant but fruit forward with strawberry and red cherry taking the lead followed by vanilla, cloves, cigar box and chocolate. For the price it's great and a good mid point in between the Cubillo and the Tondonia Reserva. It can also take another 5 years easily.
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4/5/2024 - Manderson2 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted for an hour. Started a little closed off, with only some oakey notes coming through. After some air, the fruit came out with notes of blackberry, cherry, and hints of mushroom. Similar notes on the palate. Medium plus acidity. Have another bottle, and plan to wait at least 5 years before opening.
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3/25/2024 - EirikEdge Likes this wine: 91 Points
Have heard alot about this wine and now was the time to try it, and it did not dissepoint! Ripe red fruit, cherry, black cherry, plum, soya, leather, oka vanilla and wet forest floor. Super smooth, complex and super balance. Had it with a hardy lamb stue, perfect match! Deffinet reby!
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3/24/2024 - Martin_G wrote: 90 Points
Elegance and cherries, yes. More fruit-oriented than prior vintages? Still, knowing how great those got with age - dont see why this wouldnt also, just in another way. Im a buyer.
2nd night: better, even fresher fruit. Beauty in the making. Upping my score (89) to 90+.
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