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| VIÑA CUBILLO CRIANZA 2016 DOCa Rioja Unfiltered |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
R. LÓPEZ DE HEREDIA |
| This 2016 Vina Cubillo is the best I have tasted! It is also the highest scoring CRIANZA Vintages release I have documented in over 240 releases since 2020. It has a very deep intense dark purple-ruby colour with a youthful edge. Complex, mineral-driven, intense, ripe, plum-raspberry-cassis nose with expansive, elegant, cedar-sandalwood notes. Dry, medium-full bodied, quite extracty, minerally, bright, ripe, raspberry-red-cherry-cassis-Damson-plum flavours with a lingering, still fairly youthful, gently complex, cedar-chestnut finish. It is now 8-years-old and there are still lots of youthful ripe tannins present. This blend of 65% Tempranillo, 25% Garnacho and 10% Mazuelo and Graciano has 13.5% alcohol with a hefty 6.5 g/L total acidity (lot number L-1236 on the back label). It was aged for 3 years in American oak barrels (225 l) and is unfiltered. Perfection with a rare steak, don’t miss this very well-priced release highlight. |
CSPC |
692780 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Joh Han |
| Country |
Spain |
| Region |
Rioja |
| Rating |
***/***+(94 points)
Youthful, Bright, Ripe, Plum-Cassis |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy |
| TASTING NOTE: The 2016 Viña Cubillo Tinto Crianza was surprising, spectacular, elegant, clean and fresh like few vintages before. It was a superb year, with quality, quantity and freshness. It's quite the opposite from the previous 2015, which was a much warmer and riper year. The 2016s have moderate alcohol and especially the perception of less ripeness (even though the alcohol is very similar). It feels very young, still quite primary. Mercedes explained, \"Cubillas, a 24-hectare plot, is a vineyard that could produce Gran Reserva wines. It's a very good vineyard, but we would miss the Crianza in our range\". In fact, the comment was that this vintage is even a challenge for the Viña Tondonia red \"because of its price.\" It is indeed a bargain. \"But it doesn't have the finesse of Tondonia,\" concluded María José. Anyway, it's super tasty. It was bottled in November 2022. Drink date: 2024-2032. Score - 94 (Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker.com, Feb. 29, 2024) |
Price |
$ 33.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - October 19, 2024 |
| Cases bought |
310 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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