2019 Bodegas Bhilar Rioja Lágrimas de Graciano

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 87 points

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  4/17/2023 - WineTally Likes this wine:

  100% Graciano
  from the villages of Laquardia, Leza, and Paganos
  with poor rochy limestone soils and old vines
  under organic and biodynamic viticulture with horses replacing
  tractors since 2014.
  De-stemmed and pressed.
  Fermented in concrete vats with indigenous yeast
  and aged 6 months on lees. Natural malolactic.
  No wood.
  13.5% Abv.
  
  Background: Bodegas Bhilar is located in Elvillar, Rioja Alvesa.
  Bhilar is Elvillar in the Basque language.
  Proprietors: David Sampedro Gil and Melanie Hickman
  
  A(ccuray)=2: Deep ruby/garnet. Floral, spicy varietal.
  B(alance)=2: Ripe fruit with adequate structure.
  C(omplexity)=2: Dark berries, pepper, licorice, eucalyptus.
  D(epth)=1: Pure mouthfeel. Smooth palate and finish.
  
  Wine Tally Score [2,2,2,1]= 7/10
  
  Rarely bottled as monovarietal. Even rarer in concrete and unwooded.
  
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  1/7/2022 - Aclu Likes this wine: 85 Points

  The nose is beautiful, perfume, bouquet of flowers, eucalyptus and vegetal and on the palate a lot of red fruit like strawberries and cherry. Still young but lovely like this.

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  10/7/2021 - atrabado Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Really good Graciano by David Sampedro. Full bodied, well balanced.

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  9/14/2021 - Ben Christiansen wrote:

  Spicy, with the cinnamon red hots fruit to it. Lively and fresh, full of fun. Scott notes the aromatics on their wines are crazy.

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  7/23/2021 - Ben Christiansen wrote: 87 Points

  Darn does that smell good. Anise and beautiful earthiness. With sharp and pointed on the palate. A traditional grape that was used to help the tempranillo for long aging. Apparently all planted by grandfather in 1999. No oak with the idea to show only the grape.

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