Gomez Cruzado

Crianza Rioja Tempranillo

9.073 ratings
9.28 pro ratings
La Rioja, Spain
Tempranillo
Lamb, Tomato-Based, Polenta, Hard Cheese, Pork, Beef, Pasta, Mushrooms, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Venison, Exotic Spices, Potato, Turkey, Beans & Peas, Herbs, Baking Spices, Pungent Cheese, Duck, Salami & Prosciutto, White Rice, Chili & Hot Spicy, Lasagna, Pizza, Barbecue, Mexican Cuisine, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Victor Charcan

Fine Rioja Slta style, with red fruit, thin body, notes of ageing and length, delicious, from a hidden gem in Rioja

Fine Rioja Slta style, with red fruit, thin body, notes of ageing and length, delicious, from a hidden gem in Rioja

1 person found it helpfulApr 13th, 2014
Louie Christensen

Lush red and black fruits, showing oak aging well. Not an over the top coconut, America oak Rioja. It shows composure, stays true to tradition. Nice acidity, great complexity. Easy drinking as well.

Lush red and black fruits, showing oak aging well. Not an over the top coconut, America oak Rioja. It shows composure, stays true to tradition. Nice acidity, great complexity. Easy drinking as well.

Sep 15th, 2016
Charles Ludwig

Ripe and modern. Oak is still fresh on this little guy.

Ripe and modern. Oak is still fresh on this little guy.

Feb 3rd, 2016
Paul Hackett

Reserva 2007. Probably past itโ€™s best. I should have drunk it 5 years ago.๐Ÿ™ˆ

Reserva 2007. Probably past itโ€™s best. I should have drunk it 5 years ago.๐Ÿ™ˆ

Jan 12th, 2021
Diana Bizjak

Spices burn on the first sniff, but fruit and almost sweet-smelling secondarily. Flavor reminiscent of Kentucky bourbon and gin. Full bodied, energetic, healthy, vibrant, and sturdy by still lithe. Has a sweet whiskey-like taste but is, of course, really dry, bracing, enervating. The fruitiness with the booze sweet burn was great with lamb!

Spices burn on the first sniff, but fruit and almost sweet-smelling secondarily. Flavor reminiscent of Kentucky bourbon and gin. Full bodied, energetic, healthy, vibrant, and sturdy by still lithe. Has a sweet whiskey-like taste but is, of course, really dry, bracing, enervating. The fruitiness with the booze sweet burn was great with lamb!

Sep 28th, 2018
Evan Bloom

Bright young cherry and plum. Lithe.

Bright young cherry and plum. Lithe.

Oct 16th, 2017
Jason Smith

Everything I look for in a nice rioja. Mouthfeel not aggressive, hitting on all cylinders here. Clean and bright on the nose more fruit forward. Great with tapas.

Everything I look for in a nice rioja. Mouthfeel not aggressive, hitting on all cylinders here. Clean and bright on the nose more fruit forward. Great with tapas.

Sep 9th, 2017
Alan Doughty

Medium bodied, with more tertiary firest floor flavors on the front before moving through pretty cherry flavors in the mid palate, finishing with subtle vanilla and smoky notes. Godd mix of modern and traditional styles.

Medium bodied, with more tertiary firest floor flavors on the front before moving through pretty cherry flavors in the mid palate, finishing with subtle vanilla and smoky notes. Godd mix of modern and traditional styles.

Aug 2nd, 2017
Ryan Gall

Deep ruby turning to reddish Brown. Very well balanced, still in good shape although probably nearing the end before it starts to fade. Black cherries, leather, tobacco.

Deep ruby turning to reddish Brown. Very well balanced, still in good shape although probably nearing the end before it starts to fade. Black cherries, leather, tobacco.

Nov 28th, 2016
Spinning_spins

Nice Crianza, good fruit expression.

Nice Crianza, good fruit expression.

Oct 13th, 2016