Dark red. Highly expressive, exotic bouquet of fresh red berries, vanillin oak spice and yellow rose. A silky, fine-grained midweight with impressively bright red fruit flavors and round tannins. Nothing hot-year about this. Finishes firm, dry and very persistent.

Community Tasting Notes (average 89.3 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 3 notes)

Rating: 89/100 - As reviewed by Wine & Spirits Magazine on 12/07.

Rating for Spain-Dominiaciones de Origen (DO)-Rioja: 87 (slightly better than average year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: unpredictable<br/>