Bodegas Muriel
Reserva Rioja Tempranillo
La Rioja, Spain
Medium ruby. Pretty complex nose. Ripe strawberry, raspberry, dried red cherry, cedar box, tobacco leaves, graphite, liquorice, nutmeg and sweet spices. Medium+ bodied, medium+ acidity, nice palate attack with lots of dried red fruits even jam and sweet spices. Sweet finish which I'm not a fan of this kind. Overall good value Rioja (14.99), much better with foods. 13.5% alc. 2011 vintage
Medium ruby. Pretty complex nose. Ripe strawberry, raspberry, dried red cherry, cedar box, tobacco leaves, graphite, liquorice, nutmeg and sweet spices. Medium+ bodied, medium+ acidity, nice palate attack with lots of dried red fruits even jam and sweet spices. Sweet finish which I'm not a fan of this kind. Overall good value Rioja (14.99), much better with foods. 13.5% alc. 2011 vintage
Aug 19th, 2017
Nice and fruity on the nose, very distinctively tempranillo. This wine really needs decanting - a lot of air - it took 2 hours+ to come into form. It has a pretty watery mouth feel on the palate, which is downside, and it doesn't pack much punch in the mid-palate. The flavor is subtle & wonderful on the other end though, really satisfying finish with some spice.
Nice and fruity on the nose, very distinctively tempranillo. This wine really needs decanting - a lot of air - it took 2 hours+ to come into form. It has a pretty watery mouth feel on the palate, which is downside, and it doesn't pack much punch in the mid-palate. The flavor is subtle & wonderful on the other end though, really satisfying finish with some spice.
Dec 14th, 2017
Very tannic at first. Needs about an hour or two to breathe and open up. Then the fruit shows and it is quite nice.
Very tannic at first. Needs about an hour or two to breathe and open up. Then the fruit shows and it is quite nice.
May 6th, 2017
Classic Tempranillo with intense red cherry and stewed black plums. Sweet spice and tobacco from the oak maturation.
Classic Tempranillo with intense red cherry and stewed black plums. Sweet spice and tobacco from the oak maturation.
Very nice and drinkable. Not too heavy.
Very nice and drinkable. Not too heavy.
Apr 25th, 2016