Grape - Tempranillo, Graciano and Mazuelo
Alcohol - 14%
Price - £13.49
From - Waitrose
Appearance - Clear; deep intensity; lighter at rim; ruby to garnet.
Nose - Clean; developing; medium + intensity; red fruit; spice.
Taste - dry; medium acidity; medium tannin; medium+ alcohol; medium+ intensity; medium body. Red fruit, black fruit, spice incl. cloves, musky
Conclusions - good; higher price; ready to drink, may improve a little.
Balance - 7 Length - 7 Intensity - 8 Complexity - 8
No, this is not my third bottle of the weekend! To keep the reviews coming, I am posting one I had six weeks ago and noted in my wine diary.
I loved this one, that's why I chose it. I scored it 9 out of 10. It was very smooth, I think that the tannin was perhaps higher than I have scored here, but as it has been matured well, and probably because of a high standard of grape selection, the tannins are smoother and therefore less obvious on the palate (to me, anyway).
I really liked the smoothness, complexity, and the flavours. This is about the same price as Cune Reserva Rioja, and for my money is the better of the two.
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