Wine Cellar - Rioja and Fontanafredda (Wine Cellar, Cape Town): (Tasted Blind): Dried banana and plum greet the nose, dusted with cinnamon and nutmeg. Intense. Soft and fruity on entry the mid-palate is juicy with supple tannins and a long finish. Super soft and velvety as the wine opens.
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Medium garnet with a hint of lightening at the rim. Peppery cherry, berry, leather, earth on the nose. Palate reveals brambley cherry, spice, touch of pepper...good acidity finishes this enjoyable daily drinker.
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11/2/2008 - danseng wrote: 84 Points
Not bad, but fading a bit right now. '05 is much better at this point so drink up the old ones.
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11/12/2006 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 88 Points
Wine Cellar - Rioja and Fontanafredda (Wine Cellar, Cape Town): (Tasted Blind): Dried banana and plum greet the nose, dusted with cinnamon and nutmeg. Intense. Soft and fruity on entry the mid-palate is juicy with supple tannins and a long finish. Super soft and velvety as the wine opens.
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5/31/2006 - Thilo wrote: 88 Points
Medium garnet with a hint of lightening at the rim. Peppery cherry, berry, leather, earth on the nose. Palate reveals brambley cherry, spice, touch of pepper...good acidity finishes this enjoyable daily drinker.
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4/7/2006 - bcahill wrote: 85 Points
Nice, simple basic Rioja. Good price and easy to drink. Would purchase again.
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2/24/2006 - Kevin_Horton wrote: 83 Points
Good. Lighter than expected. Perhaps not quite up to the spicy sausage and pasta dish we had.
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