Community Tasting Note

PSPatrick wrote:

Sunday, February 8, 2015 - We decanted the wine for 90 minutes and followed its development for another two hours. It was dark ruby in colour and threw some sediment. On the nose the wine offered red fruit, cherry, blackberry, coffee, cola, cocoa, lead pencil, cedar, leather, clove, anise and vanilla. On the medium- to full-bodied palate the wine showed red fruit, cherry, blackberry, coffee, cola, cocoa, cedar, wood smoke, Asian spices and vanilla, supplemented by underlying minerality, with medium-plus acidity, fine, medium to medium-plus tannin, a creamy mouthfeel, moderate heat from the alcohol and superb length. A great, balanced, vibrant Rioja! Still very young, oak and tannin still need time to integrate, but the wine is delicious and charming already, with great potential. Very good value! You may start drinking from 2016, but I would recommend holding off until 2020.

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