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Crianza Ramirez de la Piscina |
Year 2004, 90 points Opinion: International Wine Cellar Cherry-vanilla, dried flowers and tobacco on the nose, with a subtle mineral undertone. Fleshy red berry flavors are gently framed by toasty oak tannins but there's no dryness. A silky, sweet, nicely balanced wine with finishing notes of red berry preserves and sexy oak. An impressive example of old-school Rioja. This would be fantastic with grilled lamb. Score: 90. |
| Reserva Ramirez de la Piscina | Year 2001, 89 points Opinion: Medium red. Earthy red fruit, floral and underbrush aromas, with a strong lashing of vanillin oak. Sweet raspberry and kirsch flavors offer impressive depth, with a chewy texture and a long, velvety finish. Distinctly oaky, but there's ample fruit to back it up. |
| Seleccion Ramirez de la Piscina | Year 2004, 90 points Opinion: Dark red. Seductively aromatic nose offers an array of fresh and dried red fruits along with pungent florality. Slow to open, displaying suave strawberry and bitter cherry flavors and a sweet vanillin oak character. Gains a peppery quality on the impressively long, juicy finish. |