Country of origin: Spain
Wine appellation: Rioja
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: medium ruby red
Bouquet: very expressive with overripe black cherries and almost like forest fruit
Taste: medium to full body, excellent clean fruit characteristics of overripe cherries almost towards a marmalade with light underpinning of wood, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: duck liver pate with cranberries
Overall score: 88
Price: EUR 8.50
Stopper: cork
This was the best crianza rioja tasted so far. It is from small family winemaker making modern style of Rioja using 50% of French oak, which is not typical.
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