Ramirez De La Piscina Rioja Reserva 2018 750ml

Traditionally styled Rioja Reserva. Balsamic aromatics, complemented by undertones of red berries and earthiness. Notes of licorice and spice emerge on the palate.

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Ferran Centelles writes: Tasted blind. Sweet spices, meaty and developing tertiary notes. Open on the nose, with a clear bouquet of rosemary and thyme, rather aromatic. Very balanced palate, classic in the best of senses. A developed, mature wine but one that maintains style and elegance. Very good rioja with a classic profile. 100% Tempranillo. Vineyards planted between 560 and 630 m above sea level in San Vicente de la Sonsierra and Ábalos. Hand-harvested. Alcoholic fermentation in stainless-steel vats with automatic control of the maceration. Aged in French and American oak barrels for 18 months, then 18 months more bottled. - Jancis Robinson 17

Alison Napjus writes: A tightly meshed, medium- to full-bodied red, with savory cigar box, black licorice and tar accents to the saturated flavors of blackberry paste and fig cake. Reveals a dark, brooding side, but there's also good balance and pleasing balsamico acidity. Chewy finish. Drink now through 2028. - Wine Spectator 91

James Suckling writes: Attractive aromas or ripe berries, violets, cinnamon, cardamom and nut shell. Medium-to full-bodied with firm tannins and a silky texture. Creamy and refined with a chocolatey mouth-feel and a savory finish. Drink or hold. - James Suckling 92

93 Wine Enthusiast:
Dark garnet to the eye, this wine has a bouquet of pomegranate, dark plum and mocha with a hint of dried kitchen herbs. Durable tannins take hold of the palate bearing flavors of purple fig, black cherry, dark chocolate, purple flowers and a hint of red apple peel and then evaporate into a violet and ripe cherry finish.