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| VIÑA CUBILLO CRIANZA 2017 DOCa Rioja |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
R. LÓPEZ DE HEREDIA |
| This 2017 Vina Cubillo is showing well. Deep dark purple-ruby colour with complex, intense, plum fruit with some raspberry-cassis notes and lots of cedar-sandalwood. Dry, medium to medium-full bodied, well structured, fairly intense, ripe, black-cherry-cassis notes with a lingering, complex, harmonious, very faintly smoky, cedar-sandalwood finish. This blend of 65% Tempranillo, 25% Garnacho and 10% Mazuelo and Graciano has 13.5% alcohol and 2 g/L residual sugar with a hefty 6.5 g/L total acidity (lot number L-1336 on the back label). It was aged for 3 years in American oak barrels (225 l) and is unfiltered. |
CSPC |
692780 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Joh Han |
| Country |
Spain |
| Region |
Rioja |
| Rating |
***(93.5 points)
Dry, Complex, Quite Accessible |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy |
| TASTING NOTE: The super bargain of the portfolio has to be the red 2017 Viña Cubillo Tinto Crianza, which this year shows more development and faster aging, with more tertiary notes than the other reds from 2013 and 2014 that I tasted next to it. The frost of April 2017 killed 100% of the vegetal mass at Cubillo, and the grapes they picked were exclusively from the second generation, therefore fruit that ripened in a much shorter cycle, as the harvest was also earlier. It has notes of damp earth, mushrooms, truffles and forest floor, dry leaves and decayed flowers and herbs. It has a polished palate and is medium-bodied, with mostly resolved tannins, and it feels a little lighter. But it's still worth it. It was produced with a blend of ... [Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano and Mazuelo] from vines averaging 53 years of age. It fermented in their old oak vats and matured in used American oak barrels for three+ years. It has 13.5% alcohol, a 3.0 pH and 6.5 grams of acidity. Drink date: 2024-2036. Score - 93 (Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker.com, Feb. 27, 2025) |
Price |
$ 37.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - November 22, 2025 |
| Cases bought |
210 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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