Robert Parker: 94pts
DOCa – Rioja
Grape
100% Tempranillo
Tasting Notes
Dark concentrated cherry red wine, lively and potent in nose with leather, liquorice and black pepper aromas. The primary compote fruit aromas are maintained. Balance between its tannins and acidity. A full body with an elegant bitter finish. It long persists on the palate. Inviting you to continue enjoying it.
– by Official Website
.
Baigorri’s purple-colored 2005 Reserva (100% Tempranillo) was barrel-fermented and aged for 18 months in new French oak. Pain grille, graphite, Asian spices, incense, violets, and assorted black fruits inform the nose of a dense, powerful, layered, structured wine. In the glass it is rich, youthful, and in need of 5-7 years of additional cellaring. This bruiser of a Rioja will perform optimally from 2016 to 2025+.
-by Robert Parker
——————————————————————————–
Description : Red wine made from Tempranillo grape bunches. Comes from old vines with a reduced production. Grapes are destalked and selected by hand, grape by grape, using sorting and vibration tables.
Elaboration: Long macerations, controlled at low temperatures in stainless steel tanks, with the cap submerged. Fermentation malolactic and aging in new French oak barrels. Aging lasts eighteen months in new barrels and the rest in bottles.
Alcohol volume: 14%