Pronounced nose of bramble and cherry. On the palate there is a complex combination of red and black fruit , though that bramble feature is to the fore. Although there is high alcohol, it is well balanced with the freshness from its acidity and the fruitiness of the wine. The tannins have softened to produce a well-structured, well-balanced and delicious wine.
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90-91. Nice blackfruit and cherry with a little of other berries ( strawberry , blueberry). Finish is a little dry and acid but the wine seems better than last time and better after two hours of aeration . So probably best to wait a year or two to taste next bottle .
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What a nice surprise. Although it is still young, other than some nice bright red fruit, the nose and palate were surprisingly refined, with some nice secondary notes of minerals and some spice even. Is as one would expect quite high in alcohol, and the tannins are there, but relatively restrained. Suspect this will get better too. Very good PQR in my mind. An it's a producer that is practicing organic and biodynamic farming. It may well be just me projecting, but I do think I taste a cleaner more precise wine when it's farmed this way. And a big thank you to Hi Times wine cellars in Costa Messa. They are now labelling wines on as Organic or Bio, and most importantly they are differentiating between those that "practise" organic and/or Biodynmaic farming, from those that are fully certified. And they list which body did the certification. Excellent. I just wish more wine stores would follow this practice.
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N: SMOKE slightly atop RIPE berries with hints of pyrazines? Intensity lurking
P: Med, poss LM, body; Very NICE, ALMOST swtish frt met by an almost elegant astringent pucker which stays within hailing distance of the init frt as it fairly seamlessly works its way into & through the LONG, balanced finish with an attractive tangy/SWTNESS & potential elegance to the firming, dusty tannins. NEEDS 12-18 mos, then drinking through '25? 14.5% ABV; My EXC, & I'd *not* rule out the poss of higher down the line! Nicely done! [I suspect this vendor's $42.95 is at LEAST competitive, though currently I could find no other single bottle source with which to compare it.]
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5/13/2023 - Japeck Likes this wine:
Pronounced nose of bramble and cherry. On the palate there is a complex combination of red and black fruit , though that bramble feature is to the fore. Although there is high alcohol, it is well balanced with the freshness from its acidity and the fruitiness of the wine. The tannins have softened to produce a well-structured, well-balanced and delicious wine.
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1/22/2023 - jocelyng Likes this wine: 91 Points
90-91. Nice blackfruit and cherry with a little of other berries ( strawberry , blueberry). Finish is a little dry and acid but the wine seems better than last time and better after two hours of aeration . So probably best to wait a year or two to taste next bottle .
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5/23/2022 - jocelyng Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice fruits upfront , mostly blackberry and cherry. The mouth is a little dry and the finish austere to be a 91-92 wine.
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10/3/2021 - ArveL wrote: 90 Points
klar dyp rød, røde bær, fat og krydder, myk, saftig, fyldig, fin ettersmak og lengde
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9/29/2020 - Hermosabritdad Likes this wine: 90 Points
What a nice surprise. Although it is still young, other than some nice bright red fruit, the nose and palate were surprisingly refined, with some nice secondary notes of minerals and some spice even. Is as one would expect quite high in alcohol, and the tannins are there, but relatively restrained. Suspect this will get better too. Very good PQR in my mind. An it's a producer that is practicing organic and biodynamic farming. It may well be just me projecting, but I do think I taste a cleaner more precise wine when it's farmed this way. And a big thank you to Hi Times wine cellars in Costa Messa. They are now labelling wines on as Organic or Bio, and most importantly they are differentiating between those that "practise" organic and/or Biodynmaic farming, from those that are fully certified. And they list which body did the certification. Excellent. I just wish more wine stores would follow this practice.
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12/28/2019 - srh Likes this wine:
Spanish Reds [ALL @ the least Tempranillo "Blends": 4-Riojas & 2-Castilla y León] (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): "90% Tempranillo & 10% other varietals from the villages of Tudela de Duero & Traspinedo; The earliest vintage to date began on 9/5/17 in the vyd of ‘La Lengua’. Bottled in April ‘19 after 15 mos of ageing in wooden vats and FR & AM oak barrels of different ages.”
N: SMOKE slightly atop RIPE berries with hints of pyrazines? Intensity lurking
P: Med, poss LM, body; Very NICE, ALMOST swtish frt met by an almost elegant astringent pucker which stays within hailing distance of the init frt as it fairly seamlessly works its way into & through the LONG, balanced finish with an attractive tangy/SWTNESS & potential elegance to the firming, dusty tannins. NEEDS 12-18 mos, then drinking through '25? 14.5% ABV; My EXC, & I'd *not* rule out the poss of higher down the line! Nicely done! [I suspect this vendor's $42.95 is at LEAST competitive, though currently I could find no other single bottle source with which to compare it.]
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