La Rioja, Spain
Dried cherries, cranberries, strawberries. Fresh figs. English tea. Alive and could age nicely.
Dried cherries, cranberries, strawberries. Fresh figs. English tea. Alive and could age nicely.
Aug 23rd, 2021American oak. Bright red fruit. Aggressively astringent.
American oak. Bright red fruit. Aggressively astringent.
Sep 2nd, 2020A little young but very good even on night two
A little young but very good even on night two
Oct 3rd, 2021
Bright cherry, American oak, plum, and cola. Medium tannins, medium plus alcohol, and high acid.
Bright cherry, American oak, plum, and cola. Medium tannins, medium plus alcohol, and high acid.
Aug 10th, 2021
Great Tempranillo, we like their Rose so excited to try this one. Dave found in Vermont
Great Tempranillo, we like their Rose so excited to try this one. Dave found in Vermont
Aug 9th, 2021
Excellent Rioja, especially slightly chilled. First sips were a bit dry but opened up quickly to full dark fruit flavors.
Excellent Rioja, especially slightly chilled. First sips were a bit dry but opened up quickly to full dark fruit flavors.
Jul 7th, 2021Full body yet fairly smooth finish. Paired with Asian beef bowl & rice, corn on cob, and sautéed asparagus too.
Full body yet fairly smooth finish. Paired with Asian beef bowl & rice, corn on cob, and sautéed asparagus too.
Jun 28th, 2021
Nice wine. Good depth with strong notes of dark red tart fruit. Evolved some on the finish but stayed rather single note. Certainly not to me the 95 that JS scored. Maybe needs to be aged more.
Nice wine. Good depth with strong notes of dark red tart fruit. Evolved some on the finish but stayed rather single note. Certainly not to me the 95 that JS scored. Maybe needs to be aged more.
Apr 9th, 2021
This #rioja is a nice bridge between modern style with the American oak and traditional style - bramble fruit, soft tobacco notes set off against sous bois, cremini mushroom. Nice weighty palate with deliciously quaffable acidity and yes some new oak tannins but they are well integrated. While this wine will continue to develop for another 5 years, in it’s half-decade it paired magnificently with garam masala spiced lamb chops, garbanzo bean stew (chole) and moong dal for an Indian feast on vacation.
This #rioja is a nice bridge between modern style with the American oak and traditional style - bramble fruit, soft tobacco notes set off against sous bois, cremini mushroom. Nice weighty palate with deliciously quaffable acidity and yes some new oak tannins but they are well integrated. While this wine will continue to develop for another 5 years, in it’s half-decade it paired magnificently with garam masala spiced lamb chops, garbanzo bean stew (chole) and moong dal for an Indian feast on vacation.
Mar 15th, 2021
