Medium ruby , garnet , with a bricking terracotta rim . More mature than the Clos Apalta , leather , cedar , dried spices, sous bois , musk. On the palate more rounded , sweet cassis , blackberry , roasted red pepper , sous bois and leather. Noticeable slightly drying tannins , good balanced acidity . Pretty good length with a coffee tinged, just slightly drying grafite finish . Mature but will drink well over the next 5 years or so . — 2 months ago
Really good! — 4 months ago
Smooth, easy drinking. Absolutely love. — 3 months ago
Deep ruby color.
Aromas of dark fruit, green bell pepper.
Dry. Flavors cassis, earth, oak spice, red bell pepper. Rich, chewy tannins.
Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — 3 months ago
From shop in Toledo per Ganz 1/17/2024 — 4 months ago
18-. Very sophisticated wine. Smooth, deep, long. The epitome of serious Rioja. Not spectacular, but give me more. — a month ago
Expressive nose, a bit reduced at first, then on ti ripe cherries, cocoa, liquorice , plums. Ample bodied, son of a dry and hot vintage, acidity that holds the alcohol and hood length and youth for a 2012. Remarkable, unexpected village, Albelda, must be the high land on the way to Clavijo. — 3 months ago
Roberto Carli
Crazy to say but…too young! Balanced and dark but has yet to develop the spice rack subtleness and tannins can still evolve further — a day ago