Country of origin: Spain
Wine appellation: Valdepeňas
Vintage: 2001
Alcohol content: 13%
Residual sugar: n/a
Acidity: n/a
Color: medium red with garnet meniscus
Buquet: canned sour cherry with notable oaky tones and spice tones, aged tones of vintage port with dominance of vanilla and coffee, nice and expressive
Taste: Medium body, dry plums and cherries with black coffee tones and spices accompanied by vanilla tones, slightly flatter than expected from the nose with nice tannins even after of 9 years of aging, medium acidity, medium finish.
Recommended food pairing: dry salami
Overall score: 85
Price: CZK190
Stopper: cork
Very nice example of reserva from Spain. Not having the complexity of Rioja, but also it is more reasonably priced. In the nose there are nice aged and bottled tones of old tawny port with visible vanilla and spices. In the taste it slightly lacks the complexity present in the taste, it is more straightforward and flatter, but still very nice with the dominance of canned cherries and plums with hint of vanilla. I remember tasting from the same producer 2002 Crianza, which was very different from this one.
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