Chris England

9.5

We wanted a good steak so we were recommended El Nationale La Brasserie 😁 this bottle was €155 in restaurant & retails €78 - quick notes before Mrs E beat me with the 🥩🤣

📍 Finca El Bosque 2014

💥 14.5% ABV Rioja 🤫

🥩 Paired w/ a huge €156 steak 😱 (scroll for food pics on Instagram ⏩) & was a perfect match 😍 but a scary 🥩 for Mrs E 🤣

🏵 94 points

🍇 100% Tempranillo

🍷 Opaque blackened ruby

👃 Smokey light oak dark cherry & peppered plum w/ balsamic, Iberian cured meats & minted liquorice

👄 Full bodied dark rich creamy cherry & blackcurrant w/ olive tapenade, balsamic & raspberry liquorice

🎯 Long dry dark cherry & olive tapenade balsamic goo coating

— 8 years ago