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  • Country ranking ?

    154
  • Producer ranking ?

    4
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035

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The Story

This Gran Reserva offers an attractive red ruby coulour, starting to show some orange nuances in the border of the glass, sign of its noble ageing. It delivers a remarkable aromatic intensity in the nose, displaying a bouquet with ripe fruits and raisin integrated with a toasted and balsamic character. After some time in the glass these aromas evolve towards seductive traces of infusions, spices and tobacco. The attack in the mouth is very sof...

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Vintage 2012

SPAIN 2012 VINTAGE REPORT

The Control Board has given the 2012 Rioja vintage the official rating of ‘VERY GOOD’. The global rating reflects the heterogeneous nature of the vintage. The drought affected both grape volume and grape quality in some vineyards but also resulted in a significant quantity of wine of extremely high quality, in line with the wines of the two previous vintages, both rated ‘excellent’.

In general, Rioja’s vineyards...

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Latest Pro-tasting notes

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Tasting note

color

Medium and Brick red

ending

Long, Lingering and Vibrant

flavors

Blackberry, Cherry, Plum, Toasty, Leather and Earthy

nose

Open, Complex, Seductive and Round

taste

Average in Acidity, Balanced, Well-structured, Good texture, Youthful, Full-bodied, Round, Harmonious, Ripe and Sweet tannins

Verdict

Fine

Written Notes

Dark, blood-red heart with the start of some ambering near the rim.

Smoky black fruit and well-integrated, spicy oak aromas.  Hints of black cherry and even some fresh strawberry notes still.

Powerful black fruit entry with smoky oak and spice.  Supple, mature tannins and perfectly balanced acid give the wine a framework to sing in the mouth.  The mix is rich, mouth-filling and dense. Very long and still lots to give. Outstanding wine.

 

  • 93p
Good looking normal size bottle. Colour is brick red and medium. On the nose it is open, wide, complex, seductive and round. The taste is round, harmonious, ripe, elegant, vivid, toasty, refined, with sweet tannins, and average in acidity, full-bodied, with balanced, well-structured, good texture structure and youthful. On the palate it is layered and has toasty, chocolate, plum, earthy, leather, nutty, blackberry and cherry flavours. The finish is long, lingering and vibrant. This wine is fine. Perfectly stored bottles are still very worthy and will last well for another 1-5 years and decant at least 45min before tasting.
- (Tasting note created by Tb's AI)
  • 92p
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Origin

Rioja , Rioja
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