This wine really needs aeration. Initial pop & pour revealed a simple wine mostly dominated by oak with little in the way of fruit or complexity. By day 3, the fruit really came forward and the oak settled in nicely behind blackberries, rasberries, plum, pepper and a little tobacco and graphite. Medium body, firm tannins, sharp acidity, nice medium finish. There was a subtle bitter note I didn't care for as well. Overall, a well made rioja for the price that begs for food.
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12/11/2012 - America 1 wrote: 92 Points
deep ruby red that was excellent.
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12/8/2012 - America 1 wrote:
Very good, smooth wine.
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5/10/2011 - NHLC Likes this wine: 88 Points
This wine really needs aeration. Initial pop & pour revealed a simple wine mostly dominated by oak with little in the way of fruit or complexity. By day 3, the fruit really came forward and the oak settled in nicely behind blackberries, rasberries, plum, pepper and a little tobacco and graphite. Medium body, firm tannins, sharp acidity, nice medium finish. There was a subtle bitter note I didn't care for as well. Overall, a well made rioja for the price that begs for food.
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