2008 Bodega Abel Mendoza Rioja Jarrarte

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 88.5 points

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  1/9/2015 - JimmyBubbles Likes this wine: 84 Points

  Probado en una pseudo feria en Lavinia: a matacaballo de un vino a otro pero los grandes se te quedan.
  
  Tempranillo como debería. Nariz fresca, sin excesos de elaboración, madera bien trabajada.
  
  Caracter varietal, moras, arandanos, directo y limpio.
  
  Boca con buen recorrido, equilibrio, frescura, San Vicente de la Sonsierra.

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  10/17/2014 - kenthargis wrote: 86 Points

  Not terribly traditional in style, but also had character.

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  2/21/2013 - Libiamo! wrote: 87 Points

  A fruit forward modern style Rioja with fortunately enough acidity and judicious use of oak (French?) preventing it from tasting like a fruit bomb from the New World. A mix of black and red fruits, smoke, wet stone, vanilla and hint of spice. Good concentration, OK length. Alcohol seems to jump out a bit more for my taste. 13.5% abv. on the label but feels more like 14%. A bit extracted with medium plus tannins. Decant for at least 30 minutes to an hour.

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