This young Rioja is surprisingly very approachable.
Dark purple in color with a purple rim.
Full bodied, smooth and elegant, with medium acidity.
Dry and fruit forward with nice complexity.
Showing black currants, plums, tobacco, licorice, light oak, spices, chocolates, coffee and peppercorn.
Medium minus on the finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
Would be nice to revisit it in 3 years.
Tangy and good by itself or with food.
14% alcohol by volume.
89 points. — 2 years ago
Mucho mejor de lo esperado, buen balance de fruta seca y madera, vainilla. — a month ago
Cooked up a fresh batch of marinara sauce and needed a nice wine go with it. Nice to have this beauty on hand. — 3 months ago
Still a bit young, but a smooth and balanced red. Medium, medium, medium. — 7 months ago
Zach Kouwe
Probably a bit too much heat but overall a nice dinner wine — 15 days ago