Community Tasting Notes (average 85.5 pts. and median of 85 pts. in 2 notes)

Rating for Spain-Dominiaciones de Origen (DO)-Rioja: 95 (excellent)<br/><br/>Drinkability: young, aging quickly, could be good now<br/>

Ruby red. Smoky cherry and red berries on the nose, with complicating notes of tobacco, leather and cured meat. A bit rustic but offers sweet red fruit flavors and good back-end lift. The firm finish offers a lingering note of bitter cherry skin. This needs a hunk of lamb.

Awesome aroma. Like a sweet, light berry overtone. Very crisp and clean aroma. Taste is firm but has a soft plum like finish.

light to med body. Notes of vanilla oak with slight tannic astrjngency.