Bodegas Cruz de Alba

Crianza Ribera del Duero Tempranillo

8.988 ratings
8.95 pro ratings
Ribera del Duero, Castilla y León, 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
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David Kline

Rye toast, cranberry laden gravy, and morel nose with cinnamon and peppercorns in prune smoke. There is dark chocolate in this miasma, too. Blood-thick, with enough residual oak to build your own "Cruz" ship. A virtual reliquary, this dark chunky beast swings like a bat across your front teeth, and doesn't forget the back! Big Spanish monster with hard clay, bonfire, plum reduction, and a brassy finish that hovers around in the shadows for a minute finishing with cassis and a little bakers chocolate for good measure. A steal at 13$!

Rye toast, cranberry laden gravy, and morel nose with cinnamon and peppercorns in prune smoke. There is dark chocolate in this miasma, too. Blood-thick, with enough residual oak to build your own "Cruz" ship. A virtual reliquary, this dark chunky beast swings like a bat across your front teeth, and doesn't forget the back! Big Spanish monster with hard clay, bonfire, plum reduction, and a brassy finish that hovers around in the shadows for a minute finishing with cassis and a little bakers chocolate for good measure. A steal at 13$!

1 person found it helpfulJan 28th, 2015
Steven Gullo

Instant nose of American oak. Vanilla, coconut and dill. Inky and dark yet still lively on the palate.

Instant nose of American oak. Vanilla, coconut and dill. Inky and dark yet still lively on the palate.

Jun 30th, 2015
Wendy Narby

Red wine and fish - works for me

Red wine and fish - works for me

May 13th, 2015
Nagib Nasr

Aged

Aged

Sep 19th, 2021
Jack Tan

Bright, open bouquet. Very palatable easy drinking Spanish wine and surprisingly better than the Rioja that evening. Young wine at this stage with very little finish.

Bright, open bouquet. Very palatable easy drinking Spanish wine and surprisingly better than the Rioja that evening. Young wine at this stage with very little finish.

Jul 2nd, 2018
Matt

A but too dry for us

A but too dry for us

Jul 4th, 2017
Yelena Shamina

Рубиновый цвет, очень яркое, хорошие танины. Во вкусе шоколад, ягоды. Отличное вино!

Рубиновый цвет, очень яркое, хорошие танины. Во вкусе шоколад, ягоды. Отличное вино!

Jun 27th, 2017
Scott Harrop

Classic Crianza Ribera: black raspberry, leather, sharp thin mouth but long true finish

Classic Crianza Ribera: black raspberry, leather, sharp thin mouth but long true finish

Apr 17th, 2017
Yutaka Hisaeda

20170331. With DEU.

20170331. With DEU.

Apr 1st, 2017
Bart Scheltinga

Very rich taste. Maybe 100% tempranillo is not 100% my thing. But the quality is outstanding.

Very rich taste. Maybe 100% tempranillo is not 100% my thing. But the quality is outstanding.

Jan 28th, 2017