Ruby in color with a short brick/orange rim.
Gorgeous nose of sweet plums, cherries, strawberry pie, alcohol, vinegrete, cedar, licorice, cloves, earth, leather, pencil lead, peppercorn, chocolates, tobacco, herbs, Indian spices, cinnamon and cola. Extremely complex nose. I smelled it for at least 20 minutes without drinking much.
Medium bodied with high acidity and great legs.
Dry on the palate with tart cherries, raspberries, cranberries, strawberries, wood, light vanilla, cinnamon, coffee, forest floor, vegetables, vinaigrette, tobacco leaf, beef jerky, spices, herbs, black tea and peppercorn.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and sour raspberries.
This is a very nice Rioja red. This 10 year old is nicely aged with great complexity. Not fully balanced right now, but a good food wine. Not as good just by itself.
Needs 90 minutes to open up properly. Very earthy (once it opens up) with lots of black tea notes.
I had it 3 years ago and it was very austere. Getting better as time goes by. Will be better in a few years. The 2009 vintage is much more approachable now.
14% alcohol by volume.
Ruby in color with a short brick/orange rim.
Gorgeous nose of sweet plums, cherries, strawberry pie, alcohol, vinegrete, cedar, licorice, cloves, earth, leather, pencil lead, peppercorn, chocolates, tobacco, herbs, Indian spices, cinnamon and cola. Extremely complex nose. I smelled it for at least 20 minutes without drinking much.
Medium bodied with high acidity and great legs.
Dry on the palate with tart cherries, raspberries, cranberries, strawberries, wood, light vanilla, cinnamon, coffee, forest floor, vegetables, vinaigrette, tobacco leaf, beef jerky, spices, herbs, black tea and peppercorn.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and sour raspberries.
This is a very nice Rioja red. This 10 year old is nicely aged with great complexity. Not fully balanced right now, but a good food wine. Not as good just by itself.
Needs 90 minutes to open up properly. Very earthy (once it opens up) with lots of black tea notes.
I had it 3 years ago and it was very austere. Getting better as time goes by. Will be better in a few years. The 2009 vintage is much more approachable now.
14% alcohol by volume.
Mar 23rd, 2017
A revisit to this wine. Overpriced in comparison to many other Rioja offerings at far greater value, but still a value compared to most of the piratical opportunism one encounters in Winedom. Toasty coconaut, pineapple, green bean
pea, and spice box aromas foreshadow the heavier mouthfeel, cherry and cinnamon, plum, nutmeg and vanilla. Lots of variegated tannins, cedar-y, oaky, approachable, but with a green streak hidden by winemaker magic. Crafted for pleasure- seekers, but sometimes things are popular because they taste good.
A revisit to this wine. Overpriced in comparison to many other Rioja offerings at far greater value, but still a value compared to most of the piratical opportunism one encounters in Winedom. Toasty coconaut, pineapple, green bean
pea, and spice box aromas foreshadow the heavier mouthfeel, cherry and cinnamon, plum, nutmeg and vanilla. Lots of variegated tannins, cedar-y, oaky, approachable, but with a green streak hidden by winemaker magic. Crafted for pleasure- seekers, but sometimes things are popular because they taste good.
Nov 14th, 2014
La Rioja, Spain
