Community Tasting Note

Riccardo Malocchio wrote:

Thursday, December 22, 2011 - On the nose, American oak, vanilla, dill pickle, and more oak. Palate of oak, pickle, cherry-vanilla streudel, and oak leading to an oaky finish that's somehow reminiscent of oak.

So I found it a tad oaky, but beneath all that liquid lumber is a potentially very good wine. And I hasten to add that I expect and enjoy the strong influence of American oak in traditional Rioja, including the wines of La Rioja Alta which are typically among the oakiest. But for me, and at least for this stage in its evolution, the wood is simply too dominant and unintegrated.

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