Medium-deep ruby-garnet color.
Aromas of baked cherry, tomato leaf.
Dry. Flavors of dried cherry, tomato leaf, roasted herbs, spices, floral. Medium-rich, velvety tannins. Beautiful!
Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 4/5
Balance: 5/5
Finish: 5/5 — 4 days ago
A good rioja kind of expensive $45 — 20 days ago
what an outstanding experience and without question one of the best wines of the year for me. This is a world class business card of what American oak can do at its best. It starts with a powerful yet elegant knows of dusty cherry, old licorice but mostly gives way to inebriating feeling of grandma‘s old spice cabinet. Something in the nose already tells you that fine fine tans are waiting for you, but the palate is overwhelmingly silky smoothness, possibly the highest combination of intense-yet-silky tannins you can find anywhere, with bright acidity and medium to light body that makes the whole thing dance. I decided to check the producer website and they recommend pairing it with cod with sauce. Luck would have it that I randomly was eating pasta filled with salt cod and tomato sauce. The pairing works well as it further rejuvenates the wine, but I would say it shines at its brightest just by itself, letting those tannins tell the story without any need to curb them down. I’m drinking from Coravin meaning I cannot decant the wine, but even the sediment tastes good. Just like those people who brag about buying burgundy in the 70s, I feel like once the ebbs and flows of trends will shift I will be bragging about buying a 26-year-old monte real gran reserva, kept 24 years at the winery, for 60 bucks, which in San Francisco wouldn’t even pay for the cost of storage  — a month ago
Dark berries, a little tobacco, decent minerals — 6 days ago
What a winner! Fresh and lonely and such a clean mineral finish! Paired it with a beer, carrot and pomegranate salad, and also with shrimp and grits. Worked great with both. — 13 days ago
Josh Gran Riserva Tempranillo blended with Mazuelo and Graciano ( boosts acidity) 2016 — 22 days ago
1991 notas de ahumado cítrico cereza — 20 days ago
When opening the tanins atack. Let it rest 30 minutes or open in a couple of years.
Once settled, a delicate malbec rises. Fruit is emnraced by layers of tastes. An intense wine that should be opened in 3 years from now to fully develop. — a month ago
Kristen Grimes
Rich, chocolate covered cherries, good acidity, good herbal (anise) tannins
At the Sociedad Gastronomico Jarauta 79 — 8 days ago