Community Tasting Notes 4

• R2-D2 wrote: 88 points

  February 25, 2023 - WSET Diploma Class Tasting with Peter Neptune; 2/4/2023-3/31/2023 (Costa Mesa, CA): N: Medium(+) intensity, developing aromas of red cherries, black cherries, red currant, red plums, licorice, hibiscus, chive, oregano, vanilla, toasted coconut, spice, pepper, fruitcake, pecan, clove, turned earth, leather, nutty, dried dill, smoke.
  
  P: Dry, medium(+) acidity, medium(+) tannins, medium alcohol, medium(+) body, medium(+) intense flavors of red cherries, black cherries, red currant, red plums, licorice, hibiscus, chive, oregano, vanilla, toasted coconut, spice, pepper, fruitcake, pecan, clove, turned earth, leather, nutty, dried dill, smoke. The wine has a medium(+) finish.
  
  Very Good; excellent mouthfeel; good fruit character.
  
  Suitable for Bottle Aging

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• bens275 Likes this wine: 87 points

  January 24, 2023 - A perfectly respectable crianza that overdelivers at this price point. Rather than a thin, green, fruit driven wine, this has good weight, nice balance, and some lovely savory/umami notes like soy or balsam that give it added interest. I’ll definitely be carrying more of this at my store.

• Paul852 Likes this wine: 86 points

  June 24, 2022 - Well, contrary to plan, my second bottle was also PnP from cellar temperature. And I'm not sure whether it is bottle variation or my palate variation, but this time I'm finding everything in a bit better balance: dark red tending to blue fruit, mild acidity and finishing with tannins coating the mouth, but not overwhelmingly so. It still feels quite lightweight and a litle thin, but it's a perfectly pleasant daily drinker that's going down OK with some hard cheese and chorizo.

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• Paul852 wrote: 82 points

  March 25, 2022 - Briefly, PnP from cellar temperature this was overwhelmingly tannic. Decanted. And hour later the tannins had moderated somewhat; some (but not a lot of) dark blue fruit; very little acidity; and overall rather thin.
  
  I'll try opening my other bottle much more in advance, but on this showing this isn't a repeat buy at the ~US$12 that I paid.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2018
• Type Red
• Producer Martinez Bujanda
• Varietal Tempranillo Blend
• Designation Viña Bujanda Crianza
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Spain
• Region La Rioja
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Rioja

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• In Cellars 7 (37%)
• Consumed 12 (63%)

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