Winemaker Notes
Enjoy on its own or pair with juicy burgers, pizza or any type of tapas.
Professional Ratings
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Decanter
Jammy raspberry aromas with vanilla and toasty oak undertones. Soft and easy to drink, very attractive palate. Spicy finish.
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James Suckling
Spiced cherries, strawberries and potpourri follow through to a medium-bodied palate. There is fresh acidity to balance the ripe berries and lightly chewy tannins. Fruity, medium-length finish to close.
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.