2016 Torres Rioja Las Pisadas La Carbonera

Community Tasting Notes (3) Median Score: 88 points

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  5/11/2022 - mjwstickings Likes this wine: 89 Points

  From "a landscape of 70 year old vines" (according to the website) at the La Carbonera winery (named after a vineyard in Labastida) in Rioja Alavesa, this is another fine example of the Torres family, one of my very favorite producers anywhere, expressing authenticity of both region and varietal in Spain. It's 100% Tempranillo, but it has very little of the manipulation, through oak and aging, of so much Rioja. There's a lactic buttery note on the nose, to be sure, as well as some brown spice, but no sandalwood or coconut. Instead, the fruit is at the fore, ripe and somewhat jammy but still quite lively, mostly dark berries and cherries, along with well-balanced dried fruit like raisin. With an ABV of 14.5%, it carries a lot of richness and thickness, but it isn't terribly hot, the alcohol also balanced. Time in the open lessens the freshness and brings a sort of syrupy caramel, even Bourbon, note, the fine-grained tannins also fading, but even then it remains a pleasantly lush and tasty wine, not to mention a good value at $20 (in Ontario). As always, Torres knows what it's doing. 88-89.

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  9/22/2021 - fredfta wrote: 90 Points

  🇪🇸 Fragante y redondeado, con buena RCP.
  
  🇵🇹🇧🇷 Vinícola da Família Torres em Rioja.
  
  ⭐️ 3.8

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  2/26/2021 - bsouligny Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Beau vin qualité prix notes de fruits noirs et rouges,un epu de violettes au nez ,tannins racoleurs acidité faible c est rond ,c est facile une belle longeur pour moin de 20$ j aime bien

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