Cuentavinas - Rioja El Tiznado 2018
Vinous: 97 Points
Powerful, spice-tinged cherry and dark berry preserve aromas show superb clarity, complemented by emerging floral, incense and smoky mineral qualities. Densely packed but lively as well, offering juicy, finely etched black raspberry, cherry cola, vanilla and spicecake flavors that turn sweeter through the midpalate. Smooth, well-knit tannins build slowly on the extremely long, smoky finish, which echoes the floral and spice notes. The marriage of power to finesse here is quite something.
Jeb Dunnuck: 95 Points
Lastly, the 2018 El Tiznado is another single vineyard and comes from more sandy, limestone soils on a southwest sloping parcel planted in 1923. A deeper, richer wine, it offers notes of blackcurrants, cedary spices, candied orange peel, and violets. As with all three of these releases, it has plenty of background oak as well as medium to full-bodied richness, ripe, present tannins, considerable elegance, and a great finish. This classic, age-worthy Tempranillo is going to benefit from 4-5 years of bottle age and evolve for two decades.
Price: $320.00
In Mixed Case: $272.00
Quantity Available: 12
