Not sure if reviews of the Crianza got mixed in here, but this is the Riserva from a great Rioja vintage & is a solidly medium bodied wine. The nose alone is worth the cheap price of admission: ripe cherries, leather, all the classic barrel aged notes of dill & vanilla. Very very fresh though on the palate. Those ripe cherries, dark chocolate notes pick up intensity. For a rich wine ( which is not to my taste) & producer I never tried I was impressed — 9 months ago
Got better with age! 😝 — 4 years ago
Medium tawny color.
Aromas of clove, cinnamon, molasses, ginger, nutmeg, dried/candied orange.
Sweet. Flavors of ginger, cinnamon, molasses, clove, candied orange zest.
Intensity: 5/5
Complexity: 4/5
Balance: 3/5
Finish: 4/5 — 5 months ago
Very mild sweetness, great flavors, good value. Says bottled in 2022 on the bottom of the back label. — a year ago
Very smooth and fruit forward wine — 3 years ago
Columbia restaurant, Tampa. RG GR11. Bujanda — 7 months ago
Consumed in 2024 — 8 months ago
V good, liked this a lot Rebuy — 4 years ago
Richard Shin
For $28, this is why I like aged rioja. Such a great value. This one still seems young. But well balanced. More fruity and acidic than others I’ve had w this age. Buy again. — 13 hours ago