I ain't happy. I was charged £10.99 for this wine in one of the Oddbins stores in Oxford but It is listed at JUST £7.49 on-line. I realise on-line prices are often a little cheaper, but £3.50 cheaper? I...
1998 Valduero Reserva RiberadelDuero, Spain
Seducing deep cherry red color. Great complexity of aromas reminiscent of coffee, tobacco and elegant oak well combined with the fruit. On the palate this is a lively wine with a smooth texture, well-balanced tannins and acidity. Its firm structure assures a long bottle life.
Bodegas Cepa 21 RiberaDelDuero
This is a new project of the Emilio Moro family. The 2005 Cepa 21 spent 14 months in new French and American oak. Dark ruby-colored, it reveals an expressive nose of cedar, spice box, saddle leather, and blackberry. Smooth-textured, with an elegant person
Tinto Figuero 2001 RiberaDelDuero Crianza
To begin with, they couldn t have picked a better year to start. 2001 has been hailed as a great year one of the best ever for just about all Spanish wines and the early releases from RiberadelDuero seem to substantiate this. The wine, which is 100% Tempranillo ...
Tinto Pesquera 2005 RiberaDelDuero Crianza
WA 92Pts IWC 90Pts - Tasting Notes - Purple in color with an excellent bouguet of cedar, tobacco, spice box, and blackberry. On the palate it offers layers of ripe black fruits, mineral notes, outstanding depth, and a lengthy finish. It will evolve for several years and be the best ...
1998 Vega Sicilia ""Unico"" RiberadelDuero, Spain
98 Points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: ""The 1998 Unico is purple-colored with a complex bouquet of wood smoke, violets, Asian spices, mineral, blueberry, and assorted black fruits. This is followed by a full-bodied, dense, loaded wine with gobs of sweet fruit, great concentration, and layers of flavor. It will continue ...
Emilio Moro 2005 RiberaDelDuero Malleolus
IWC 94pts. - Tasting Notes - The wine displays an intense cherry-red colour with violet undertones. Powerful aromas on the nose with ripe red berry fruit (blackberries and mulberries), intermingled with good, elegant oak...
1999 Balbas Reserva RiberadelDuero, Spain (was $35)
90 points from Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar: ""Deep ruby. Exotic, pungent and suave on the nose, with strong scents of ripe cherry, cassis, graphite, dark chocolate and oak spice. Round, silky and deep, the dense dark fruit flavors wrapped in supple tannins and gently lifted by bright acidity. Complex ...
2005 Pago de Carraovejas Crianza RiberadelDuero, Spain
92 points from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: ""The 2005 Crianza was aged for 12 months in a mixture of new and seasoned French and American oak. Purple in color, it has an alluring bouquet of toasty oak, spice box, mineral, blackberry, and black raspberry. This leads to a layered wine ...
Valdubon Crianza RiberadelDuero Tempranillo 2002
Wine Tasting Notes There is bright fruit on the opening with good tannic structure and a full mouthfeel. There is a touch of chocolate and black cherry in the mouth with hints of black pepper and anise on the long and rounded finish.
