Produced from estate grown vines, gravity drives all movements of must/wine to minimize hard tannins. Grapes are hand harvested, destemmed but not crushed, macerated for 10 days in temperature controlled tanks followed by aging in new and 1 year old, 50% French and 50% American oak barrels for 6 months. Bottled without filtration after a gentle egg-white fining.
After an initial blast of raw oak this Ribera
settles nicely to show appealing leather and
berry aromas along with savory blackberry and
molasses flavors. There’s also ample spice, chocolate
and toast to give it a dark personality. Nice for
a young wine; it’s flush, lush and quite dense. Issue 2110, October '08
The Wine Advocate
89
Included on Spanish Wine Best Buy list. Issue 175, February '08
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
90
Opaque ruby. Potent mulberry and blueberry aromas expand seductively, picking up baking spice and floral qualities. Suave, silky and impressively pure, with vibrant dark berry flavors saved from the brink of jamminess by bright acidity and fine-grained tannins. Impressively juicy and persistent, with excellent palate saturation and clarity. Issue 133, July/Aug '07
The Washington Post
NA
Lots of berry flavors, clean, silky, sexy and round. Great quality at a great price! In This Economy, We Economize
Recommended by Ramon Narvaez, sommelier at Adour Restaurant
March 18 '09
