Winemaker Notes
Deep cherry-red with aromas of macerated fruit, aromatic herbs, bread and figs. Complex palate with flavors of ripe red fruits, raisins, tobacco and licorice. Well balanced with smooth tannins from both the grape and the French oak with excellent weight with a long and smooth finish. it goes with many dishes including grilled vegetables, many types of meat dishes, stews and elaborate dishes. Ideal for chocolate-based desserts.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
"A very attractive, modern style to the nose here with a fresh array of ripe and fleshy fruit on offer, as well as a smooth, fresh and finely detailed palate that delivers rich, fluid appeal. Drink or hold."
Hailed as the star red variety in Spain’s most celebrated wine region, Tempranillo from Rioja, or simply labeled, “Rioja,” produces elegant wines with complex notes of red and black fruit, crushed rock, leather, toast and tobacco, whose best examples are fully capable of decades of improvement in the cellar.
Rioja wines are typically a blend of fruit from its three sub-regions: Rioja Alta, Rioja Alavesa and Rioja Oriental, although specific sub-region (zonas), village (municipios) and vineyard (viñedo singular) wines can now be labeled. Rioja Alta and Alavesa, at the highest elevations, are considered to be the source of the brightest, most elegant fruit, while grapes from the warmer and drier, Rioja Oriental, produce wines with deep color, great body and richness.