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el Pacto Rioja Tempranillo

8.524 ratings
8.32 pro ratings
La Rioja, 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
Shawn DeVries

Drank the 2011 with pulled pork and smoked chicken. Enough acid to cut through the big BBQ. Medium body and tannins. Some smoke, oak, and a bit of vanilla from 16 mo in US and FR casks. Only fruit coming from the 15% Garnacha. Otherwise the 85% Tempranillo lays down good dusty old vine notes.

Drank the 2011 with pulled pork and smoked chicken. Enough acid to cut through the big BBQ. Medium body and tannins. Some smoke, oak, and a bit of vanilla from 16 mo in US and FR casks. Only fruit coming from the 15% Garnacha. Otherwise the 85% Tempranillo lays down good dusty old vine notes.

1 person found it helpfulJul 14th, 2017
Alan Doughty

Needs time to open up, and much improved the second day. Subtle tertiary balsamic notes of damp earth that emerge on the nose, underneath mahogany tinged dark fruit. The palate is surprisingly crisp and shows sweet, yet green edged cherry flavors with a slightly grainy texture and notes of mushroom and vanilla underneath. The finish is mellow with woodsy blackcurrant flavors that blend with notes of red apple and chalk.

Needs time to open up, and much improved the second day. Subtle tertiary balsamic notes of damp earth that emerge on the nose, underneath mahogany tinged dark fruit. The palate is surprisingly crisp and shows sweet, yet green edged cherry flavors with a slightly grainy texture and notes of mushroom and vanilla underneath. The finish is mellow with woodsy blackcurrant flavors that blend with notes of red apple and chalk.

1 person found it helpfulMar 29th, 2017
S. Petter Lyngstadaas

Great wine for a very decenr price!

Great wine for a very decenr price!

Jul 7th, 2017
Amy Pelletier Beck

Tandem Madrid

Tandem Madrid

Oct 28th, 2016
Mikhail Svirin

15,5/20

15,5/20

Oct 19th, 2016
Stu Tyson

Very smooth, but a little watery

Very smooth, but a little watery

Sep 17th, 2016
Mathew Maria

Bold and vivid, like a girlfriend kiss

Bold and vivid, like a girlfriend kiss

Oct 11th, 2015
Amanda Burrill

Amanda had this 8 years ago

Amanda had this 8 years ago

Feb 5th, 2017
Angel Martinez

Brand ambassador GHMumm Spain, Wine reviewer www.theluxury.es"

8.0

Angel had this 10 years ago

Angel had this 10 years ago

Mar 9th, 2015
Chadwick Torres

Chadwick had this 5 years ago

Chadwick had this 5 years ago

Jan 26th, 2020