2019 Bodegas Ramirez de la Piscina Reserva, Rioja DOCa, Spain Carignan juicy blackberries

juicy blackberries

ripe currants and marigold

blackberries and a hint of cigar and charcoal

This is the first vintage where 100% of the fruit for this vintage came from Morlet’s new “Coeur de Vallee” vineyard in Oakville—just across the road from To Kalon

I would like to see more mineralite and terroir expression develop by the time of bottling

2019 Bodegas Ramirez de la Piscina Reserva, Rioja DOCa, Spain Carignan juicy blackberriesThe 2019 Reserva is a Tempranillo sourced from San Vicente de la Sonsierra and Abalos, Rioja Alta. Aged for 18 months in used American and French barrels, this dark garnet wine delivers notes of blackberry, plum, bay leaf and mint, accompanied by hints of nutmeg and coconut. Dry and fairly creamy, with a juicy flow, the fine tannins and chalky mouthfeel lead to a medium bodied finish. 92 Pts Vinous