Dark, medium to high tannins, bit grippy, earthy and brooding, medium acidity, jammy and juicy in a good way, not very complex but easy drinking and very enjoyable with some depth. Good value daily sipper with an extra level to it.
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This pours medium ruby in the glass. The nose is immediately very expressive and classicaly rioja. Aromas are of dark strawberry, plum, dark cherry, cigar ash, cedar, faint coconut shavings, and a touch of dill. The palate enters on lush dark fruit with medium velvety tannin and medium to medium plus acid. The finish replays the cigar ash and cedar of the nose lingering impressively for the level. Overall I'm very impressed with this effort here from CVNE. It trades the dark fruited style all too often can feel like a black hole that I associate with CVNE and replaces it with something far more compelling and complex showing plenty of secondary character already. Though this is drinking nicely now, I have no doubt it will age for decades to come. Lovely young wine.
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Good wine that represents the region well for the price. A wine that most people would enjoy.
Served partially blind in a lineup of other Tempranillo wines that showed more complexity and overall structure but all tasters agreed this is a good wine,
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So i actually had a shootout between Zalto Bordeaux and Garssl 1855 for this wine and overall the Grassl 1855 did win. I got many different impressions from this wine , and overall the Zalto glass displays darker notes and also shows some bitter notes...were the Grassl is showing more bright and red fruits. Thats said i also did read on notes that was listed on the webpage from the shop where i got the wine....and it kind of makes sense. As i have red unripe fruits / blackberry but also a darker note like caramel / creme brûlée . When i look at notes from the dealers page it mention orange -coffe - cherry. Overall its not really a wine i like , but it was interesting also to see the difference between the Zalto and the Grassl glass.
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Uber dark maroon right to the rim and impenetrable at the heart. Quite deep and rich on the nose. Layers of sweet oak, caramel, vanilla and chocolate, black raspberry, plum and blackberry, with a final bit of ink and charcoal on the nose. Velvety smooth, full bodied, tart acidity, crunchy dark berry fruit and a moderately long finish. Palate follows the nose pretty closely. The acidity keeps the perfectly ripe fruit in check and prevents it from becoming jammy. Of anything, it is just a bit short on the fruit body, but otherwise pretty high QPR on this. Very good and reasonably priced!
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The nose opens up to reveal dried strawberries, floral, and spicy oak. Medium-bodied, fresh and elegant palate; good evolution and length. A bit dank upfront but it cleans up with aeration. 3.5/5
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Nice wine but I was a bit underwhelmed. This has fresh acidity, nice red fruits just lacks the depth of character of serious reserva rioja. I guess I should have known that from the price but one always lives in hope.
13.5%, cork.
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TA - 95 JS - 94 RP - 93 Peñin - 92 WS - 90 WE - 90 CT - 90
This is powerful wine and it needs to be decanted. 2 hours at least. A lot of red fruits here in smell and taste. Smell is strong and well defined - smoke, red cherry, red currant, red cranberry, minerals, no sweet notes here! Taste - red fruits again, included strawberry ( do people not like it?) tobacco, minerals. Vigorous acidity makes this wine very juicy and tasty. Tannins are visible, but not harsh. Finish - sweet, ripe red cherry, orange( do people not like it?). I paid 15.60 € I whish all so high quality wines come with so low affordable price. Third glass and the wine has lovely, long, lingering, loaded with likeable lasting spice finish. Second life?
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Decanted for several hours, really needed some additional air to brighten up. Dominated by blackberry, cherry. Hints of vanilla and oak, perhaps tobacco, but nothing disturbingly high.
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Vinen kommer fra den køligere og mest eftertragtede del af Rioja-regionen (Rioja Alavesa). Her hjælper den nordligere og højere beliggenhed til typisk at frembringe Riojas mest elegante vine. Denne ingen undtagelse.
Al høst er foregået med håndkraft, hvorefter druerne er afstilket, koldmacereret og gæret under temperaturkontrollerede forhold på stål. Vinen er herefter igennem en længerevarende maceration, hvor man er ret varsom med at udøve for heftig ekstraktion. Slutteligt er vinen lagret ca. 22 måneder på en kombination af nye og brugte fade af både fransk og amerikansk oprindelse (70% franske og 30% amerikanske).
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11/10/2023 - chrisk525 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Dark, medium to high tannins, bit grippy, earthy and brooding, medium acidity, jammy and juicy in a good way, not very complex but easy drinking and very enjoyable with some depth. Good value daily sipper with an extra level to it.
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11/3/2023 - Wine Canuck wrote: 92 Points
This pours medium ruby in the glass. The nose is immediately very expressive and classicaly rioja. Aromas are of dark strawberry, plum, dark cherry, cigar ash, cedar, faint coconut shavings, and a touch of dill. The palate enters on lush dark fruit with medium velvety tannin and medium to medium plus acid. The finish replays the cigar ash and cedar of the nose lingering impressively for the level. Overall I'm very impressed with this effort here from CVNE. It trades the dark fruited style all too often can feel like a black hole that I associate with CVNE and replaces it with something far more compelling and complex showing plenty of secondary character already. Though this is drinking nicely now, I have no doubt it will age for decades to come. Lovely young wine.
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9/1/2023 - mfimiani47 wrote: 88 Points
Good wine that represents the region well for the price. A wine that most people would enjoy.
Served partially blind in a lineup of other Tempranillo wines that showed more complexity and overall structure but all tasters agreed this is a good wine,
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9/1/2023 - FDP Does not like this wine: 88 Points
So i actually had a shootout between Zalto Bordeaux and Garssl 1855 for this wine and overall the Grassl 1855 did win.
I got many different impressions from this wine , and overall the Zalto glass displays darker notes and also shows some bitter notes...were the Grassl is showing more bright and red fruits.
Thats said i also did read on notes that was listed on the webpage from the shop where i got the wine....and it kind of makes sense.
As i have red unripe fruits / blackberry but also a darker note like caramel / creme brûlée . When i look at notes from the dealers page it mention orange -coffe - cherry.
Overall its not really a wine i like , but it was interesting also to see the difference between the Zalto and the Grassl glass.
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7/22/2023 - kfrench150 wrote: 90 Points
Uber dark maroon right to the rim and impenetrable at the heart. Quite deep and rich on the nose. Layers of sweet oak, caramel, vanilla and chocolate, black raspberry, plum and blackberry, with a final bit of ink and charcoal on the nose. Velvety smooth, full bodied, tart acidity, crunchy dark berry fruit and a moderately long finish. Palate follows the nose pretty closely. The acidity keeps the perfectly ripe fruit in check and prevents it from becoming jammy. Of anything, it is just a bit short on the fruit body, but otherwise pretty high QPR on this. Very good and reasonably priced!
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5/20/2023 - Double-A wrote: 88 Points
The nose opens up to reveal dried strawberries, floral, and spicy oak. Medium-bodied, fresh and elegant palate; good evolution and length. A bit dank upfront but it cleans up with aeration.
3.5/5
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5/13/2023 - ProfByron Likes this wine: 88 Points
Nice wine but I was a bit underwhelmed. This has fresh acidity, nice red fruits just lacks the depth of character of serious reserva rioja. I guess I should have known that from the price but one always lives in hope.
13.5%, cork.
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3/26/2023 - WojteG Likes this wine: 92 Points
TA - 95
JS - 94
RP - 93
Peñin - 92
WS - 90
WE - 90
CT - 90
This is powerful wine and it needs to be decanted. 2 hours at least. A lot of red fruits here in smell and taste.
Smell is strong and well defined - smoke, red cherry, red currant, red cranberry, minerals, no sweet notes here!
Taste - red fruits again, included strawberry ( do people not like it?) tobacco, minerals. Vigorous acidity makes this wine very juicy and tasty. Tannins are visible, but not harsh.
Finish - sweet, ripe red cherry, orange( do people not like it?).
I paid 15.60 €
I whish all so high quality wines come with so low affordable price.
Third glass and the wine has lovely, long, lingering, loaded with likeable lasting spice finish.
Second life?
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3/16/2023 - angelcyn Likes this wine:
VGV for the price, good fruit dark but fresh, decent acidity and a generous mouthful, in the top tier for value.
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12/1/2022 - dutchmark Likes this wine: 90 Points
Dark fruit of blackberries, some leather notes, rich but not chewy, good quality for the price
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9/26/2022 - bjbu Likes this wine: 87 Points
Decanted for several hours, really needed some additional air to brighten up. Dominated by blackberry, cherry. Hints of vanilla and oak, perhaps tobacco, but nothing disturbingly high.
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9/10/2022 - Philipfr Likes this wine: 90 Points
Bit more reductive then my previous one. Complex, but away from the leak losing the fruit.
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8/19/2022 - Thomas dehlsen Likes this wine: 90 Points
Lively, fresh, deep red Rioja lots of acidity, feeling almost young despite being from 2016
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8/19/2022 - Thomas dehlsen wrote:
Vinen kommer fra den køligere og mest eftertragtede del af Rioja-regionen (Rioja Alavesa). Her hjælper den nordligere og højere beliggenhed til typisk at frembringe Riojas mest elegante vine. Denne ingen undtagelse.
Al høst er foregået med håndkraft, hvorefter druerne er afstilket, koldmacereret og gæret under temperaturkontrollerede forhold på stål. Vinen er herefter igennem en længerevarende maceration, hvor man er ret varsom med at udøve for heftig ekstraktion. Slutteligt er vinen lagret ca. 22 måneder på en kombination af nye og brugte fade af både fransk og amerikansk oprindelse (70% franske og 30% amerikanske).
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8/6/2022 - flussier wrote: 89 Points
Vin pas trop boisé. Assez pale comme robe. Se boit bien. Bon RQP
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10/31/2021 - jtsejersen@gmail.com wrote: 87 Points
I really like the red fruit flavor profile of these wines. Powerful yet very light…
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