Wine: Ugarte Crianza
Producer: Eguren
Ugarte
Region: Rioja
Country: Spain
Colour: Red
Year: 2010
Grape: Tempranillo
Supplier: Looking for
importer in Vietnam
Price (VND): N/A
Points: 87/100
Pairs well with: on its own, as well as with some tapas
Notes:
Dark in
colour , homogeneous opaque dark purple.
The nose
brings some toast, strawberries and fresh berries and dark cherries.
The palate is
a joy, well balanced and with the right amount of complexity. Aromatic finish
with plenty of fruit with oak notes, making it a vibrant Rioja, without the
overwhelming power of too much oak, making it ideal to have on its own, as well
as with some tapas.
By the way: I
am now working for Eguren Ugarte winery in Vietnam (check www.vietnamfacile.com), however I am
doing my best to give an independent review. I chose this winery because this
is one of the two wines I usually drink on a daily basis in Spain.
Independent
review from Wine Spectator awarded it 88 points. In my opinion this wine will
reach over 90 points if kept for 2 more years, but it is delicious already.
