R & B Wines - Wine Price
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Spanish Wines
SPANISH Red
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AALTO
A top Ribera Del Duero domaine,
making powerful, well structured, long lasting wines.
Bodegas y
Vinedos Aalto is the estate of the renowned Mariano Garcia, former
winemaker at Vega Sicilia. |
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60
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75cl
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Aalto
Ribera del Duero
RP -
The opaque purple 2006 Aalto
offers up a brooding bouquet of wood smoke, graphite, espresso, leather,
blueberry, and blackberry liqueur. This leads to a full-bodied,
dense, layered, extracted wine with loads of fruit and the structure to
match. Impeccably balanced and exceptionally long in the finish,
this large-scaled effort will benefit from 5-7 years of additional
cellaring. |
2006 |
£39.00 |
RP94
2016-36 |
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36
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75cl
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Aalto PS
Ribera del Duero
RP -
The 2005 Aalto PS is 100%
Tinto Fino from vineyards over 60 years of age. It was aged for 32
months in 70% new French oak. Saturated in appearance, the wine offers
up notes of pain grille, balsamic, crushed stone, floral notes, and wild
black fruits.
Exceptionally powerful, focused, and beautifully proportioned, this
full-bodied wine is dense, rich, and structured for the long haul.
Give this super-long, impressive effort a decade in the cellar and drink
it from 2018 to 2040. Patient purchasers will be well rewarded. |
2005 |
£75.00 |
RP98
2018-40 |
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12
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75cl
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Aalto PS
Ribera del Duero
RP -
The 2004 Aalto PS is
expressive aromatically, on the palate this voluptuous wine reveals
elegance combined with power.
Large in scale but light on its feet, it has beautiful balance, density,
and concentration. It can be enjoyed now but should evolve for 12-15
years and drink well through 2050. |
2004 |
£89.00 |
RP98
2007-50 |
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ALION
Bodegas Alion
was started by the renowned estate of Vega Sicilia in 1991.
Grapes are sourced from vineyards next to the winery and from Vega
Sicilia’s own vineyards at Valbuena. Eighteen hectares of Tinto Fino
(Tempranillo) form the actual Alion estate. |
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90
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75cl
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ALION
Ribera del Duero
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The 2004 Alion is inky
purple-coloured with an alluring perfume of toasty oak, lavender,
violets, mineral, blackberry, and blueberry compote. This is followed by
a full-bodied, rich, opulent, wine with incipient complexity, and
notes of liquorice, mocha, and espresso emerging on the palate. The
lengthy finish is pure and persistent. |
2004 |
£49.00 |
RP96
2011-25Top
Vintage! |
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ALVARO PALACIOS
A very good Priorat domaine, making
excellent well structured, tasty wines. |
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15
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75cl
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Finca Dofi
Priorat
RP -
2004 was a superb vintage
in Priorat and the three entries from Alvaro Palacios are stunning.
The 2004 Finca Dofi offers an upgrade. It is sourced from a single
vineyard on the estate of which 60% is Grenache and the balance Cabernet
Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, and Carignan aged in 100% new French oak.
Deeper in colour than Les Terrasses, and more reticent aromatically,
with coaxing, scents of toast and smoke, minerals, violets, blueberries,
and chocolate emerge. Full-bodied and harmonious, there is an
opulence to the fruit which is breathtaking. |
2004 |
£49.00 |
RP95
2007-22Top
Vintage! |
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ARTADI
Good grower, making wines in an
easy to approach modern style; lots of fruit and good structure. |
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12
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75cl
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Viñas de Gain
Rioja
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A 100% Tempranillo cuvee produced from
five different high altitude vineyards. Yields were a modest 35
hectolitres per hectare. This elegant, medium dark ruby-coloured Rioja
exhibits Burgundian-like characteristics of sweet and sour cherries,
vanilla, and spice. Restrained yet richly fruity, pure, and nicely
textured. |
2000 |
£14.00 |
RP88
Now-2009 |
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6
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75cl
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Viña El Pison
Rioja
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El Pison is a 100%
Tempranillo cuvee produced from a single vineyard planted in 1945. The
soil is pure limestone, yields are a lowly 18-22 hectoliters per
hectare, and the wine is aged for 18-24 months in French oak. The
potentially perfect 2001 El Pison has more of everything. While it
possesses an extraordinary flavour intensity, it remains light on its
feet.
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2001 |
£295.00 |
RP100
2009-32 |
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CLOS MOGADOR
Clos Mogador is
produced by the esteemed Rene Barbier who has made top wines in both
2003 and 2004 vintages. |
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6
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75cl
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Clos Mogador
Priorat
RP -
The 2004 Clos Mogador has a
more saturated purple colour than the 2003 as well as a more expressive
perfume of mocha, coffee, and flowers (violets) in addition to toasty
oak, earth, and blue and black fruits. More extracted and backward than
the 2003, it demands a decade of cellaring and should drink well for an
additional 20 years.
The 2004 is a tour de force. |
2004 |
£65.00 |
RP97
2015-37Top
Vintage! |
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HACIENDA MONASTERIO
A very good domaine, making
excellent full-bodied, tasty wines. |
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The wines of Hacienda
Monasterio are made by the renowned Peter Sisseck of Pingus fame. |
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72
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75cl
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Hacienda Monasterio Crianza
Ribera del Duero
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The saturated purple 2006
Crianza offers up a nose of graphite, smoke, espresso, black cherry and
blackberry. This leads to a medium to full-bodied, dense wine with
layers of savoury fruit, a firm structure, and 4-6 years of aging
potential. Drink this classy effort from 2014 to 2026. |
2006 |
£39.00 |
RP92
2014-26 |
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60
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75cl
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Hacienda Monasterio Crianza
Ribera del Duero
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The 2005 Crianza is made up of 80% Tinto Fino, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon,
and 10% Merlot. Opaque purple-coloured, the nose offers up floral notes
of lilies and violets, mineral, black cherry and blackberry which jump
from the glass. This is followed by a plush, balanced, savoury wine with
gobs of spicy black fruits, and a long finish. |
2005 |
£37.00 |
RP93
2010-25 |
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MARQUES de CACERES
Good domaine, making excellent
Rioja in the more modern 'easy drinking' style. |
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25
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75cl
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Marques de Caceres
Rioja Crianza Tinto |
2001 |
£10.00 |
2001 is a TOP Spanish vintage.
Lovely
drinking wine at a good price. |
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MARQUES de CONCORDIA
Good domaine, making excellent
Rioja in the more modern 'easy drinking' style. |
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36
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75cl
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Marques de Concordia
Rioja Reserva |
2001 |
£15.00 |
2001 is a TOP Spanish vintage. These are wonderful
full-bodied wines, that can be enjoyed now or will keep till 2015. |
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MARQUES de RISCAL
An excellent domaine, making some
of the best Rioja for the price! |
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120
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75cl
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Marques de Riscal
Rioja Reserva Tinto
A classic Rioja with complex aromas
of vanilla and toasted oak. Full deep round taste with good body and
structure.
90% Tempranillo from wines between 15-30 years old.
Aged in oak for 24months.
Classy wine! |
2004 |
£19.00 |
2004 is a TOP Spanish vintage,
Wonderful quality wine at a reasonable price. |
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NUMANTHIA
A top Toro domaine, making
excellent wines from very old vines; making full, concentrated and tasty
wine.
This is an up
and coming appellation; currently prices are still reasonable, but this
will change when this wine area becomes better known. |
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46
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75cl
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Numanthia
Toro
RP -
The 2003 Numanthia was
fashioned from yields of one ton of fruit per acre .
This cuvee is made from 70- to 100-year-old vines planted at a 2,300
foot elevation, which no doubt accounts for the freshness in this
massively rich, intense red.
A vivid, intense nose of espresso roast, pain grille, sweet black
cherries, and crème de cassis is followed by a full-bodied,
intensely-concentrated, rich, well-delineated, moderately structured
wine. |
2003 |
£58.00 |
RP96
2006-20 |
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75cl
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Numanthia
Toro
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The 2001 Numanthia, is
fashioned from a 70-100 year old Tinta de Toro vineyard planted at a
2300 foot elevation. After a 28 day maceration, the wine undergoes
malolactic in barrel, is aged 19 months in new French oak, and is
bottled without fining or filtration. The spectacular, opaque
purple-coloured 2001 offers an explosive nose of melted liquorice,
barbecue smoke, blackberries, crème de cassis, camphor, and graphite. Full-bodied with gorgeously rich, concentrated fruit, a layered texture,
and tremendous purity. |
2001 |
£56.00 |
RP95
2005-19 |
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PESQUERA,
ALEJANDRO FERNANDEZ
A top Ribera del Duero estate, well
worth trying as something different to Rioja |
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116
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75cl
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Pesquera Tinto Crianza
Ribera del Duero
RP -
The 2005 Tinto Pesquera
Crianza is purple in colour with an excellent bouquet of cedar, tobacco,
spice box, and blackberry. On the palate it offers layers of ripe black
fruits, mineral notes, outstanding depth, and a lengthy finish. |
2005 |
£21.00 |
RP92
2012-25
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60
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75cl
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Pesquera Tinto Reserva
Ribera del Duero
ST -
Inky ruby. Seductively
aromatic nose offers ripe red and dark berries, smoky minerals, aged
beef, baking spices and flowers. Sweet black raspberry and cassis
flavours are firmed by youthfully bitter tannins and complicated by
floral pastille, vanilla bean and sweet chewing tobacco qualities. This
is already showing some complexity, so it wouldn't be criminal to drink
it now, but I'd leave mine alone for at least another six years. |
2005 |
£27.00 |
ST94
2012-25
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18
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75cl
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Pesquera Tinto Reserva
Ribera del Duero
RP -
A whopper in the making, the
2001 Tinto possesses extraordinarily sweet fruit, purity, and richness.
A deep ruby/purple colour is followed by loads of chocolaty, black
currant, cherry, raspberry, and liquorice characteristics, full body,
good acidity, and a long, layered finish. |
2001 |
£44.00 |
RP94
Now-20192001 is a
wonderful vintage in Spain; this is a very fine wine for the price! |
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DOMINO de PINGUS
A top Ribera del Duero estate who
use Organic Methods in all the wine making. Their top wine "Pingus" is very sought
and sells at £300 per bottle!
Their 2nd wine "Flor de Pingus" is also of great quality,
and represents great value compared to the top wine. |
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Peter Sisseck, a Dane trained in Bordeaux, was dispatched to
Ribera del Duero, Spain, in 1990.
From the start, Sisseck aimed to produce top quality wines in small
quantities. He consequently sought out particular terroir and parcels of
ancient vines. Pingus was the first wine he produced independently and
it was a triumph.
It soared to worldwide acclaim, as did Peter’s reputation as a truly
gifted winemaker.
Flor de Pingus then followed.
Pingus is fully biodynamic and Flor is moving in that direction.
PSI Pingus is a new innovative project; 2007 being the first
vintage.
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75cl
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PSI Pingus
Ribera del Duero
As yet no formal review from leading
critics, but here are our own tasting notes:
Rich
plum in colour, this is a very attractive wine with lovely red fruit on
the nose. The taste is intense and appetising with real body and
personality. Good acidity provides an excellent finish – a wine for
pleasurable drinking without taxing the intellect!. |
2007 |
£23.00 |
2009-15 |
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75cl
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Flor de Pingus
Ribera del Duero
ST -
100% Tempranillo, aged in
100% new barriques Inky ruby. Sexy, highly perfumed bouquet of red and
dark berry preserves, smoked meat, minerals and fresh violet, with a
suave Asian spice note gaining power in the glass. Fresh, lively and
focused, offering sweet black raspberry and mocha flavours, with supple
tannins adding shape. Extremely alluring wine with strong finishing
sweetness and lingering spice and mocha qualities. |
2007 |
£65.00 |
ST93
2012-22 |
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30
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75cl
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Flor de Pingus
Ribera del Duero
RP -
The 2006 Flor de Pingus
spent 14 months in new French oak. Deep purple in colour, it gives up a
superb bouquet of toasty oak, spice box, mineral, incense, black cherry,
and blackberry. Youthful, full-bodied, intense, and powerful on the
palate, it retains an elegant personality despite its size.
Splendidly balanced, it will evolve for 4-6 years and deliver prime
drinking from 2013 to 2026.
It is a superb value in great wine considering that the price of
Pingus Junior is one-tenth that of Pingus. |
2006 |
£65.00 |
RP94
2013-26 |
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Flor de Pingus
Ribera del Duero
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The 2005 Flor de Pingus
comes from rented vineyards planted to 100% Tempranillo. The wine spends
14 months in new French oak. Purple-coloured, it offers an alluring
bouquet of pain grille, crushed stone, violets, black raspberry, and
blueberry. Already complex on the palate, it has gobs of sweet fruit,
excellent intensity, perfect balance, and a 60-second finish. In the
price/quality sweepstakes, this might be Spain’s finest wine. |
2005 |
£75.00 |
RP96
2010-25 |
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75cl
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Flor de Pingus
Ribera del Duero
RP -
In the wonderful 2004
vintage, owner/winemaker Peter Sisseck has outdone himself.
If I were
just starting to build a wine collection and had limited income, I can
think of no better foundation than a dozen bottles of 2004 Flor de
Pingus. In the context of the world’s great wines, it is a stupendous
value, a steal. It is 100% Tempranillo from very low yields and is aged
14 months in 100% new French barriques. Opaque purple in colour, it
emits already complex aromas of smoke, toast, coffee, blueberry,
blackberry, and liquorice. Lush on the palate, super ripe and sweet, as
well as multi-dimensional, this great effort can be drunk now, but I’d
opt for cellaring it for 6-8 years to allow further evolution. |
2004 |
£125.00 |
RP97
2007-15Top
Vintage! |
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75cl
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Flor de Pingus
Ribera del Duero
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The 2003 Flor de Pingus
exhibits an exuberant, expressive nose of crème de cassis, graphite,
liquorice, smoke, espresso roast, and aged beef-like characteristics. A
superb texture, sweet tannin, and an opulent, voluptuous mid-palate and
finish. |
2003 |
£98.00 |
RP95
2005-15 |
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ROTLLAN TORRA
Jordi Rotllan
Torra was one of the pioneers of Priorat having founded this small
estate in 1984, long before this now fashionable wine region became
world renowned. |
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18
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75cl
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Rotllan Torra Tirant
Priorat
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A prodigious effort, the
2001 Tirant is a 9,000-bottle cuvee made from 30% Grenache (90-100 years
old), 25% Carignan (90-100 years old), 25% young vine Cabernet
Sauvignon, 10% Syrah, and 10% Merlot. Fermented in large oak foudres and
aged 12 months in new French oak, it will be bottled with neither fining
nor filtration. Inky/purple-coloured to the rim, it boasts a spectacular
bouquet of blueberries, blackberries, and the region’s classic crushed
stone minerality. This full-throttle yet remarkably elegant 2001
possesses tremendous intensity and texture as well as layers of flavour,
but comes across as not over the top, overripe, or overly heavy. The
60-second finish reveals more noticeable tannin than the other cuvees.
The 2001 Tirant is indeed a special wine. |
2001 |
£87.00 |
RP98
2005-20Top
Vintage! |
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VALSACRO
A top producer of long lasting
Rioja wines. |
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8
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75cl
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Dioro Seleccion
Rioja
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The prodigious 2001 Dioro
Seleccion is a 200-case cuvee packaged in a heavy bottle. Aged
completely in French oak, this loaded 2001 boasts a deep purple colour
as well as a sweet perfume of lead pencil shavings, white chocolate,
tobacco leaves, crème de cassis, cherries, cola, and smoky new oak.
Full-bodied and ripe, with superb purity and a multilayered texture,
this exceptional red should hit its peak in 2-4 years, and last for 15+. |
2001 |
£78.00 |
RP96
2006-19A TOP Rioja Vintage! |
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