2010 Gran Familia Rioja

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 87.1 points

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  4/20/2014 - evanqian wrote: 86 Points

  garnet with dark core. dark fruits and oak flavours. clear fruity sweetness and moderate acidity, powdery tannins, a little cigar box hints, warm and smooth. medium bodied. dry finish, not too long. simple and very accessible Rioja, good QPR.
  
  Ap: 4/5; Ar: 12/15; Palate: 15/20; overall: 2+3/10
  TOTAL: 86/100

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  1/11/2013 - Edward Massinoi wrote: 92 Points

  Deep cherry with garnet hues. Stewed fruit with fine wood and underlying spice on the nose. Elegant harmony of fruit, tannin and acidity with balsamic base with a long finish. Really great value out of Rioja.

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  10/10/2012 - Mike Kopanski wrote: 85 Points

  I'm not convinced. This is a 2010 Rioja that I would expect to deliver a bright, exuberant, fruit profile, but doesn't. It acts like a dusty, old fashioned, Old World, large cask aged wine. The color is purple. The nose has buttered black cherry, and a touch of earth. The palate has black cherry, and blueberry, with all kinds of confusing, non fruit, sappy, almost industrial, secondary flavors. Just past medium bodied. Only 12.5% alcohol. Noticeable, controlled oak. The finish has some vanilla, brown spice, light black cherry, tobacco and earth. Expected better.

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