Winemaker Notes
Deep red in color with a violet rim, this wine showcases powerful aromas of toasted oak, raspberry liquor intertwined with fresh cherries, cassis and coffee. Red currants and wild strawberries are showcased on the palate, supported by subtle tannins and a sleek, polished finish.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
I found oak aromas and notes of raspberry liqueur on the nose of the single-vineyard red 2019 Gaminde. It's from a plot of Tempranillo that was planted in 1942 on clay and deep gravels that delivered a fruit-driven and round wine with subtle tannins and a sleek and polished palate. This matured in 100% new French oak barrels for 16 months.
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James Suckling
A juicy and fruity red with lots cherries, cassis, coffee, and ripe plums. Medium body with finely grained tannins and bright acidity. It has a redcurrant and wild strawberry character on the palate. A little heavy, but a succulent finish.
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.