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Tierra Aranda Ribera del Duero Tempranillo

8.869 ratings
9.07 pro ratings
Ribera del Duero, Castilla y León, Spain
Tempranillo
Lamb, Tomato-Based, Polenta, Hard Cheese, Pork, Beef, Pasta, Mushrooms, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Venison, Exotic Spices, Potato, Turkey, Beans & Peas, Herbs, Baking Spices, Pungent Cheese, Duck, Salami & Prosciutto, White Rice, Chili & Hot Spicy, Lasagna, Pizza, Barbecue, Mexican Cuisine, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Alexandre Calvi

2011-interesting Tempranillo from Ribera del Duero, black and ripe red fruit, dusty tannins & turned earth

2011-interesting Tempranillo from Ribera del Duero, black and ripe red fruit, dusty tannins & turned earth

Jul 20th, 2015
Toby Hill

Winemaker at Phillips Hill Winery

9.0

2010 easy drinker and approachable, + structure & tannin

2010 easy drinker and approachable, + structure & tannin

Jan 29th, 2015
Saman Hosseini

Writer Maison Abattoir

8.3

Tough and rustic. Takes hours for the musky suede aromas to subside, leaving dry black fruit, olive, savory spices.

Tough and rustic. Takes hours for the musky suede aromas to subside, leaving dry black fruit, olive, savory spices.

Jun 1st, 2014
Saman Hosseini

Writer Maison Abattoir

9.1

Blackberry fruit bound in leather and oak, with notes of lavender, incense, and sandalwood on the nose. Finishes long and chewy. a brooding wine.

Blackberry fruit bound in leather and oak, with notes of lavender, incense, and sandalwood on the nose. Finishes long and chewy. a brooding wine.

Jul 31st, 2013
Saman Hosseini

Writer Maison Abattoir

9.1

powerful, savory, sense. Chewy red fruit wrapped in suede and musk. Still generous the morning after. 100% Tempranillo. 2009 vintage (listed on back label).

powerful, savory, sense. Chewy red fruit wrapped in suede and musk. Still generous the morning after. 100% Tempranillo. 2009 vintage (listed on back label).

Mar 9th, 2013
Steve Pihl

Buen Camino

Buen Camino

Apr 1st, 2018
Craig J. Wilson

Powerful tannins. Great smoked meat and barnyard.

Powerful tannins. Great smoked meat and barnyard.

Oct 28th, 2017
Sergio Arboleda

Quite good !! What a wine should taste like

Quite good !! What a wine should taste like

May 27th, 2017
Scott Petrus

Disappointing.

Disappointing.

Apr 1st, 2017
Billy Cox

Really enjoyed this. Going to get another bottle

Really enjoyed this. Going to get another bottle

Feb 26th, 2017