Ribera del Duero Trade Tasting

Port Commission Hearing Room, Ferry Plaza Building San Francisco
Tasted Wednesday, November 7, 2012 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 1,912 views

Flight 1 - Abadía de Acón (1 Note)

  • 2010 Abadía de Acón Ribera del Duero Roble 92 Points

    Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

    Dark purple red violet color; appealing, ripe berry, blackberry, sage, smoke nose; tasty, ripe berry, blackberry, black fruit, violets palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points

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Flight 2 - Alejandro Fernández (2 Notes)

Flight 4 - Briego (1 Note)

Flight 5 - Comenge (1 Note)

  • 2009 Comenge Ribera del Duero 90 Points

    Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

    Dark purple red violet color; appealing, tart berry, baked cherry nose; rich, tart berry, baked cherry palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points (14 mos in 85% French, 15% American oak)

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Flight 6 - Condado de Haza (1 Note)

Flight 7 - Convento San Francisco (1 Note)

Flight 8 - Dehesa Valdelaguna (1 Note)

Flight 9 - Diez Llorente (1 Note)

Flight 10 - Don Miguel Comenge (1 Note)

  • 2009 Comenge Ribera del Duero Crianza 92 Points

    Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

    Very dark ruby color; cherry syrup, baked berry nose; rich, silky textured, cherry syrup, baked berry, violets palate; long finish (w/ 10% Cabernet Sauvignon; 18 mos in French oak; made only in good years)

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Flight 11 - El Lagar de Isilla (2 Notes)

Flight 12 - Emina (3 Notes)

Flight 13 - Felix Callejo (3 Notes)

Flight 14 - Fuentespina (1 Note)

Flight 15 - Gormaz (2 Notes)

Flight 16 - Hemar (1 Note)

  • 2011 Hemar Ribera del Duero 7 Meses 91 Points

    Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

    Very dark purple red violet color; appealing, baked berry, boysenberry, pie crust nose; tart baked berry, boysenberry, licorice palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points

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Flight 17 - Hijos de Antonio Barceló (3 Notes)

Flight 18 - Imperiales (4 Notes)

Flight 19 - Ismael Arroyo (1 Note)

Flight 20 - Kirios de Adrada (1 Note)

  • 2008 Kirios de Adrada Ribera del Duero 91 Points

    Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

    Opaque purple red violet color; appealing, ripe berry, baked berry, violets nose; tasty, tart berry, violets palate with near medium acidity; medium-plus finish

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Flight 21 - Linaje Garsea (4 Notes)

  • 2011 Linaje Garsea Ribera del Duero Selected Harvest 90 Points

    Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

    Dark purple red violet color; ripe currant, tart berry, vanilla nose; rich, ripe currant, tart berry, vanilla palate; medium-plus finish (6 mos in French and America oak)

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  • 2011 Linaje Garsea Ribera del Duero Joven 88 Points

    Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

    Dark purple red violet color; appealing, ripe currant, berry nose; plush, baked berry, spice palate; medium-plus finish 88+ points (from 22 yr old vines; 3 mos in French and American oak)

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  • 2009 Linaje Garsea Ribera del Duero Crianza 90 Points

    Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

    Dark purple red violet color; appealing, floral, tart cherry, tart raspberry nose; tight, tart raspberry, tart cherry, oak palate; needs 3 years; medium-plus finish (15 mos in French and American oak)

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  • 2007 Linaje Garsea Ribera del Duero Reserva 90 Points

    Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

    Very dark purple red violet color; redolent, ripe currant, tart plum nose; ripe currant, tart plum palate with good acidity; medium-plus finish 90+ points

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Flight 22 - López Cristóbal (1 Note)

Flight 23 - Marqués de Velilla (1 Note)

Flight 24 - Martin Berdugo (2 Notes)

Flight 25 - Matarromera (3 Notes)

Flight 26 - Monteabellón (2 Notes)

Flight 28 - O. Fournier (2 Notes)

Flight 29 - Páramo Arroyo (1 Note)

Flight 30 - Páramo de Guzmán (1 Note)

Flight 31 - Pascual (1 Note)

Flight 32 - Pingó (1 Note)

Flight 33 - Protos (3 Notes)

  • 2009 Bodegas Protos Ribera del Duero 87 Points

    Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

    Dark red violet color; baked cherry, oak nose; baked cherry, oak, baked berry palate; medium-plus finish (16 mos in oak)

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  • 2008 Bodegas Protos Ribera del Duero Crianza 89 Points

    Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

    Very dark red violet color; olive, tart currant nose; tasty, plush, maturing, tart currant, tart plum palate; medium-plus finish (14 mos in oak, 12 mos in bottle)

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  • 2006 Bodegas Protos Ribera del Duero Reserva 90 Points

    Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

    Very dark red violet color; redolent, tart plum, dried and salty plum nose; tart plum, dried and salty plum palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points (18 mos in oak, 2 yrs in bottle)

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Flight 34 - Renacimento de Olivares (1 Note)

Flight 35 - Ribón (1 Note)

Flight 36 - Solterra (1 Note)

Flight 37 - Tierras de Peñafiel (1 Note)

Flight 38 - Tinto Figuero (2 Notes)

  • 2008 Figuero Ribera del Duero 4 86 Points

    Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

    Dark cherry red color; redolent, baked berry, smoke nose; baked berry, smoke, dill palate; medium-plus finish 86+ points

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  • 2004 Figuero Ribera del Duero 15 88 Points

    Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

    Medium dark red violet color; redolent, oak, ripe currant, cherry nose; oak, ripe currant, cherry palate; medium-plus finish 88+ points (15 mos in barrel)

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Flight 39 - Torremoron (1 Note)

  • 2010 Torremoron Ribera del Duero 90 Points

    Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

    Very dark purple red violet color; sweet herbs, tart berry, violets nose; sweet herbs, tart berry, violets palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points

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Flight 40 - Valdeviñas (1 Note)

  • 2004 Bodegas Valdeviñas Ribera del Duero Crianza Mirat 92 Points

    Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

    Very dark purple red violet color; redolent, ripe plum, dried berry, light oak nose; tasty, maturing, dried berry, tart black fruit, mulberry, tart blackberry palate with depth and medium acidity; medium-plus finish

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Flight 41 - Valdubón (2 Notes)

Flight 42 - Valduero (3 Notes)

Flight 43 - Vina Arnaiz (2 Notes)

Flight 44 - Yllera (2 Notes)

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