Winemaker Notes
Ruby red, covered in layer. It shows violet trim of his youth. Complex. Spicy and with balsamic touches. Ripe fruits, dairy, soft spices, truffles and mineral notes. Broad and balanced entrance. It is tasty, meaty and full of fruity nuances and noble breeding. Legumes, Red Meat, Game, Cheese, Ham and Pate. The harmony of this wine is the consequence of a powerful, fruity and spicy aroma that draws a wide and balanced entry into the mouth. His youth is outlined in violet shades in color and fruity in the mouth, which achieve a powerful flavor full of sensations of nature.
Professional Ratings
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Decanter
Aromas of bramble fruit with spice and lightly floral notes. On the palate, plum and blackberry flavours are given focus by lively acidity, courtesy of the Graciano, then minerality and notes of spice and forest floor. The combination of French and American oak lends complexity.
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Wine Spectator
This red is fresh and firm, with dusty cocoa, underbrush and licorice notes framing the black cherry and red currant fruit. Keen acidity and well-integrated tannins give this focus.
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.