LOPEZ DE HEREDIA Rioja Tinto Crianza 'Vina Cubillo' 2016 Bottle

Description

Splendidly evolved, orange/brick red, almost-pinot-like delicacy with a hot-earth rusticity and nutmeg spice. Highly drinkable, stunning value baby wine of this most eccentric but super-traditional Rioja estate - a real bargain and treat.

93 points James Suckling - "Enticing aromas of blackberries, leather and cedar with some dried flowers follow through to a medium to full body with firm tannins and a fresh, citrusy finish. Very traditional and real. Drink now."

Tim Atkin 93/100 "Cubillo is a later-picked site with more clay in the soil and tends to produce the lightest, freshest and most elegant of the López de Heredia reds. Floral, refined and delicately wooded, this is sweet, delicate and almost Pinot Noir-like in terms of its flavours and tannin structure."