Winemaker Notes
Ruby red color with subtle reddish-orange hues. In the nose its "calling card" is its fresh, attractive notes of sour cherry, wild strawberry and raspberry, which give way to the true identity, personality and character of Viña Albina making it unique and differentiating it from the rest: its floral notes from the landscapes of the different terroirs (violet leaves, rose, lilac), finishing with the crowning touch of woody notes (nutmeg, cinnamon, pink pepper). The mid-palate leaves a powerful and enticing impression. The full flavor and freshness of the cherries, strawberries and raspberries progress towards warm, deep hints of dry tobacco leaves, coconut and black chocolate.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
In this wine, aromas of black cherry, cocoa powder and cedar chest set the stage for Chambord, black currant, roasted red pepper, milk chocolate, violet and anise flavors. Plush tannins fill the palate and give way to a drawn-out, silky finish.
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James Suckling
The black earth, tree bark, leather and peppercorn spices render a restrained and traditional sensibility to the juicy cherry fruit. Tight and medium-bodied on the palate with a lengthy, delineated finish. Mushrooms and fine sweet spices at the end. Vegan.
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.