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Fincas de Landaluce Rioja Alavesa 2006 Crianza 90 points Peņin Guide to the Wines of Spain 2011 ...............................
Caprichio de Landaluce Rioja Alavesa 2005 Rioja 92 points
"Saturated ruby. Sexy red berry and cherry aromas are complemented by cola, underbrush and incense. Fleshy and deeply concentrated, offering precise raspberry, blackcurrant and bitter cherry flavors, plus a suave undercurrent of vanilla. The oak is completely absorbed by the sweet fruit on the clean, spicy, long finish. I'd like to see this with a few years of age but it would be no crime to drink it now, with a little air." Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar ...............................
Caprichio de Landaluce Rioja Alavesa 2005 Rioja 92 points
"Landaluce, located in Laguardia in Rioja Alavesa, was founded in 2000. The Landaluce family farms 30 hectares of vines, predominantly Tempranillo. The 2005 Carpricho de Landaluce was sourced from 80+-year-old Tempranillo vines and fermented and aged for 18 months in 500-liter French oak before bottling without filtration. Purple-colored, it offers up an expressive bouquet of wood smoke, earth notes, spice box, black cherry, and blackberry. On the palate it has layers of ripe black fruit, excellent depth and grip, enough structure to evolve for 2-3 years, and a lengthy finish. It will profit from several additional years of cellaring and will offer prime drinking from 2012 to 2020." Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate ...............................
Caprichio de Landaluce Rioja Alavesa 2005 Rioja * * * Three Stars Decanter
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