No formal notes, Opened at 4pm, poured a glass, fruity, juicy, full-bodied, decanted an hour later. drank over a few hours, enjoyed this, but didn't stand out.
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Did this one side-by-side with another rioja tonight, this one had definitely more vanilla on nose which I found pleasant and I enjoyed more than I normally do. body was a bit lacking, tannin and structure there but not impressive. Fruit lacking but would call it a blackberry. Some coconut and dill notes present, all point to American oak. All around found this to be a cask aging profile rather than expression of the grapes and while nice it wasn’t really impressive.
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12/6/2021 - Ruubious wrote:
No formal notes,
Opened at 4pm, poured a glass, fruity, juicy, full-bodied, decanted an hour later.
drank over a few hours, enjoyed this, but didn't stand out.
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8/1/2021 - kassim10 Likes this wine: 88 Points
Good but not great. Enjoyable, though it should have scored higher being a Reserva from 2012. Perhaps this type of Tempranillo isn't my favorite?
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7/10/2021 - jdkrabbe wrote: 86 Points
Did this one side-by-side with another rioja tonight, this one had definitely more vanilla on nose which I found pleasant and I enjoyed more than I normally do. body was a bit lacking, tannin and structure there but not impressive. Fruit lacking but would call it a blackberry. Some coconut and dill notes present, all point to American oak. All around found this to be a cask aging profile rather than expression of the grapes and while nice it wasn’t really impressive.
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11/1/2020 - ralaspech wrote: 87 Points
Cherry aroma and flavor with medium acidity and some oak and dill elements.
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10/18/2020 - SMireau Likes this wine: 90 Points
A nice rioja. On the lighter side with nice peppery note and a smooth mouth feel. I would buy it again.
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