La Rioja Alta, La Rioja

Marqués de Riscal

Reserva Herederos del Marques de Riscal Rioja Tempranillo 2018

Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.

Beautiful nose of black currants, plums, licorice, light oak, spices, chocolates, earth, eucalyptus and black pepper.

Medium plus in body with medium plus acidity.

Dry on the palate with currants, plums, cooked cherries, spices, oak, licorice, tobacco, herbs, earth, dark chocolates, coffee and peppercorn.

Medium finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This 7 year old Rioja is starting to drink very nicely now. Elegant and nicely balanced. Complex and entertaining.

Will continue to age nicely in the next 5 to 7 years.

Good by itself as a sipping wine or with food.

14% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$20.
— 11 days ago

Dave, Sagee and 11 others liked this

R. López de Heredia

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Always love the wines from LdH and this is no exception. Very nice at just over 20 years of age. Definitely secondary, no need to wait longer. Opened for a few hours before service but no decant. Red berry fruit, nice seamlessness, great acid and a long finish. Perfect pairing with roast chickens on Thanksgiving part 2. — 16 days ago

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R. López de Heredia

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Rich red and blue berries finishing with a slight tarry taste. 86% Tempranillo, 8% Garnacha and 6% Graciano. Matured in French Oak barrels for 14 months, 40% of the barrels were new and the rest were second use. From dry grown bush vines. Medium to full bodied. Dry cherries and spices. Solid. — 6 days ago

Paul, Tom and 17 others liked this
Jose Lorenzo

Jose Lorenzo

Classic and consistent expression of Rioja

R. López de Heredia

Viña Cubillo Crianza Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2016

Such a good wine and extremely food friendly. Cheers!!! — a month ago

Jose, Dave and 12 others liked this
Dave

Dave

Love this producer!

La Rioja Alta

Gran Reserva 904 Rioja Tempranillo Graciano 2015

It just clobbers everything.


94 points
— 22 days ago

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Reserva Unfiltered Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2021

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93+ still needs some time to come around. — 7 days ago

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