Name: R&G Rioja 2011
Variety: Tempranillo
Region: Rioja
Country: Spain
Year: 2011
Price: $10
Review (Vins Dandurand): Colour: This is a highly-concentrated, dark cherry-red wine.
Nose: A lively, delicate nose with liquorice and fresh fruit aromas of the Tempranillo variety, with spicy hints. It keeps the essential aromas of compote fruit.
Palate: It is ample and fleshy and has elegance, complexity and power. On the palate,
it shows soft tannins and liquorice, a velvety structure and a long, delicious and persistent finish.
Nose: A lively, delicate nose with liquorice and fresh fruit aromas of the Tempranillo variety, with spicy hints. It keeps the essential aromas of compote fruit.
Palate: It is ample and fleshy and has elegance, complexity and power. On the palate,
it shows soft tannins and liquorice, a velvety structure and a long, delicious and persistent finish.
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My Review: I tasted this wine alongside the Sangiovese and it renewed my faith in red wine. The bouquet was earthy, dirty, with a hint of dark cherry. There was some leather on the mid palate and tingly on the finish. I have no idea what would cause this but it was interesting. This wine was more earthy than the Sangiovese and was good with cheese.
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