Tasting- Vinedos Real Rubio

Name: Vinedoes Real Rubio

Variety: Rioja Crianza Tempranillo, Graciano

Region, Country: Rioja, Spain 

Year: 2010

Price: Frontline $16 Sale $9.95

Wine Review: Lightly baked berry aromas vie for attention with leather, spice and mild earth notes, and the result is disjointed. On the palate, this is tight as a drum initially, but more expansive as it unfolds. Cherry, plum, raspberry, vanilla and woodspice flavors finish pure, clean and easy. This is a fine yet manageable Rioja that’s not trying too hard. Drink through 2016.

Personal Review: The strangest thing about this wine is that its recommended to be drank through 2016, yet we drank it in 2017. This probably explains why there was sediment left behind on the glass after we drank it. It has an aroma of black cherry and smells very sweet. This wine was much stronger than expected. I did not try this wine with food.