Now here is something I wasn't expecting. Tanninc, acidic and with a lot of grip, light bodied and from Ribera del Duero. Out of the bottle this had good body, good complexity but this wine is atypical of the region. Notes of sour cherries, some dry wood, somewhat astringent, rather minimal. This needs time to settle in but I'm not sure if it has the stuffing to age too long. Decanter magazine gave this a silver medal in recent tastings - it certainly stands out against the more full bodied status-quo wines of the region. Overall pretty good, but for £18 I'm not sure I'll buy this again. It might age well, it might not. I dont think I'll take the risk to find out.
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3/14/2013 - gharbour wrote: 90 Points
Nice mature wine. Good fruit and floral notes with a well balance mouth. Drinking well now.
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1/26/2010 - Hazeo wrote: 87 Points
A little underripe and green, but makes up for it with nice smokey complexity. Still, it was relatively simple and a bit light on the palete for me.
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9/7/2009 - La Grappe wrote: 88 Points
Ripe, concentrated, with flavours of plum and spice, and good length. Fresh, modern, enjoyable.
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1/10/2009 - pjaines wrote:
Now here is something I wasn't expecting. Tanninc, acidic and with a lot of grip, light bodied and from Ribera del Duero. Out of the bottle this had good body, good complexity but this wine is atypical of the region. Notes of sour cherries, some dry wood, somewhat astringent, rather minimal. This needs time to settle in but I'm not sure if it has the stuffing to age too long. Decanter magazine gave this a silver medal in recent tastings - it certainly stands out against the more full bodied status-quo wines of the region. Overall pretty good, but for £18 I'm not sure I'll buy this again. It might age well, it might not. I dont think I'll take the risk to find out.
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