I served this in my wine course. Cherry, vanilla, spice cake nose. Medium weight. Ends with a distinct heavy dose of coconut and cacao, presumably from the oak influence.
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Fine QPR for an entry-level Reserva but the preponderance of oak at this stage takes some getting used to. 100% new French oak rather than American. Almost a faint whiff of some volatile acidity.
On the nose — Dried cranberry intermingled with sweet vanilla, cinnamon, menthol and sawdust from the oak treatment. Just a touch of savory soy sauce notes on the second day.
The palate shows firm, grainy tannin and a healthy dose of moderate acidity underneath.
Of the grocery store Riojas I’ve tried at a similar price point, I think this one may slightly win out.
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good QPR under $20. 2-3 hours in decanter. the nose brings blackberry fruit, wet forest floor, very light animal-ish barnyard notes. lush on the palate, bitter chocolate, more dark berries, wisps of tobacco. great balanced tannins that carry through the finish.
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2/8/2024 - juffer Likes this wine: 89 Points
I served this in my wine course. Cherry, vanilla, spice cake nose. Medium weight. Ends with a distinct heavy dose of coconut and cacao, presumably from the oak influence.
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1/30/2024 - KingsleyZissou wrote: 88 Points
Fine QPR for an entry-level Reserva but the preponderance of oak at this stage takes some getting used to. 100% new French oak rather than American. Almost a faint whiff of some volatile acidity.
On the nose — Dried cranberry intermingled with sweet vanilla, cinnamon, menthol and sawdust from the oak treatment. Just a touch of savory soy sauce notes on the second day.
The palate shows firm, grainy tannin and a healthy dose of moderate acidity underneath.
Of the grocery store Riojas I’ve tried at a similar price point, I think this one may slightly win out.
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11/14/2023 - redact_d Likes this wine: 91 Points
opaque, dark red, long and thick and slow legs
yum, fruit
berries, yummy, oak
dry, grippy, smooth after 2 days
medium long
let it breathe / decant
save other bottle until 2025 or later
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11/5/2023 - noahbw Likes this wine: 91 Points
good QPR under $20. 2-3 hours in decanter. the nose brings blackberry fruit, wet forest floor, very light animal-ish barnyard notes. lush on the palate, bitter chocolate, more dark berries, wisps of tobacco. great balanced tannins that carry through the finish.
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10/14/2023 - frontenac wrote:
Too much oak right now. Give it a few years!
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