Wine Education Service - Rioja Rejuvenated

Presented by Vivienne Franks

• 2008 Marqués de Cáceres Rioja Blanco 75 Points

  Spain, La Rioja, Rioja

  Bright silver green.
  Aromatic, light summery, fresh.
  Very citric (lime), simple, fresh, quite short.

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• 2007 C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España) Rioja Monopole Blanco 81 Points

  Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja

  Light straw.
  Close to what I expect of a white rioja, a delicate aroma with slight oak.
  Fruit and pleasant oak, balanced, fresh, a richer style, reasonable length.

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• 2007 Soto de Torres Rioja Ibéricos Crianza 83 Points

  Spain, La Rioja, Rioja

  Almost translucent ruby with very little age.
  Nice nose, sweet fruit (black cherries), spicy.
  Sweet fruit, good acidity, ripe tannins, youthful, good length.

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• 2006 Bodegas Bilbainas Tempranillo Rioja Viña Zaco 87 Points

  Spain, La Rioja, Rioja

  Intense ruby with a little age.
  An interesting complex nose, first a hint of fruit, then some meaty devlopment, then oak, then strawberries and cream.
  Fruity with ripe tannins, this wine still needs keeping, excellent bitter mid palate, great balance, great length.

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• 2004 La Granja Nuestra Señora de Remelluri Rioja Reserva 89 Points

  Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alavesa, Rioja

  Opaque, very little age.
  Sweet black cherries and some vegetal notes, a complex nose.
  Juicy fruit, well balanced, powerful mid palate, spicy savoury, great length.

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• 2004 Ysios Rioja Reserva 91 Points

  Spain, La Rioja, Rioja

  Youthful, ruby with a hint of age.
  Complex aromas, fruit but with underlying development.
  Fruity, very obvious tannins suggesting extreme youth and the need to keep this wine in the cellar at least a couple more years, spicy, complex, very long.

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• 2001 Viñedos de Aldeanueva Rioja TorreAldea Gran Reserva 90 Points

  Spain, La Rioja, Rioja

  Translucent garnet with plenty of age.
  Oak hits the nose first, then delicate ripe fruit.
  Fruity, great balance, drinking beautifully, complex and very long.

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• 2001 Bodegas Roda Rioja Roda II Reserva 87 Points

  Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja

  Opaque, dark, mahogany with age.
  Sweet treacle, meaty, smells weighty.
  Fruity, molasses, big, smooth mid palate and a long bitter finish.

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