2021 vintage.
90 % Tempranillo with remaining 10 % Graciano, Garnacha and Mazuelo.
Grapes from south facing slopes in Rioja Alavesa sub zone.
Red berries…cherry and blackberries with vanilla, tobacco and cedar,
Fresh and lively acidity.
Produced by CVNE.
Compania Vinocola del Norte de Españia.
This is a very food friendly wine.
— 3 months ago
2026 Cruise Wine — 4 months ago
This is an under €20 bottle of drinkable goodness! — 8 months ago
Upon opening, VERY bitter and strong. Have to let this one open. Upon opening got pretty good. Similar flavour to the previous rioja I’ve had many times that I love, but this is just more of it and much stronger and more flavourful. Not sure that I want that out of a wine, pretty sure I’m not willing to pay more for it. Not sure if I should attribute that to the wine or its age (oldest bottle I have yet tried).
Lighter and easier drinking reds are my preference at the moment. Maybe I will feel differently and prefer the stronger flavours once I am more seasoned into wines as I’ve become with scotch.
Definitely will return to this bottle if that becomes the case, otherwise prefer other favorites or to try new wines at the price.
It’s really not a bad wine. A lot of flavour and a lot going on.… I highly suspect I just am not able to fully appreciate what it is giving me at this point in my wine journey. — 9 days ago
Excellent with a completely outrageous chunk of bleeding super quality angus beef — 3 months ago
Big winner at dinner tonight — 5 months ago
Lovely wine. Soft oak and full red. Really enjoyable. — 7 months ago
Merry Christmas, y’all! — 8 months ago
The most amazing house wine you could probably buy! a Ribera del Duero super good value to have just for when friends come over or a midweek dinner. Correct. #riberadelduero #spain #tempranillo — 22 days ago
Price and Quality in a bottle — a month ago
Over delivers! Rich and food friendly. A great companion to grilled flank steak and artichoke. If you see this bottle, don’t be put off by the reasonable price point. I would drink this again. — 2 months ago
I asked for a meal in a glass and this delivered. thick, structured, earthy but not metallic, delicious. — 3 months ago
Deep ruby opaque, full body with herbal notes, strawberries, mature and beautiful crianza — 5 months ago
Nose: cherries, plums, mushrooms, licorice, wet wool
Taste: big soy sauce with sour cherries and under-ripe strawberries
The first time I had this, it had aged for about 9 years and the tannins were huge - after aging for 15 years, the tannins have mellowed and opened up a very (VERY) subtle sweetness which complements the umami profile really well. — 7 months ago
Por La Vida
Full bodied, nice balance of Tempranillo and Grenache. Tobacco, dark chocolate, dark cherry. — 2 days ago