Bodegas Hornillos Ballesteros
Mibal Crianza Ribera del Duero Tempranillo
Ribera del Duero, Castilla y León, Spain
A fresh Crianza from the Duero. Nose is more bark than its bite, with robust crushed blackberries & graphite, but on the palate a slimmer yet still scrumptious blend of cassis, more blackberries, and that graphite thing. Never descends into tutti fruity or not matured enough fruit,as the tannins are nicely polished (with air),& the relative youth keeps things accessible. TEdwards import.
Bottle shared at Jose Andres’s Spanish Diner in his sprawling Mercado, at Hudson Yards.
A fresh Crianza from the Duero. Nose is more bark than its bite, with robust crushed blackberries & graphite, but on the palate a slimmer yet still scrumptious blend of cassis, more blackberries, and that graphite thing. Never descends into tutti fruity or not matured enough fruit,as the tannins are nicely polished (with air),& the relative youth keeps things accessible. TEdwards import.
Bottle shared at Jose Andres’s Spanish Diner in his sprawling Mercado, at Hudson Yards.