Vina Muriel Rioja Reserva
Impressive Rioja Alavesa from 100% Tempranillo from vines of average age 40 years, holding impressive vibrancy after maturation in French oak barrels for 24 months and a further two years bottle age. It’s an enticing and complex Reserva that retains its red cherry and cranberry primaries, overlaying them with immense complexity of aromatic herbs, dried flowers, exotic spice, pipe smoke and dark chocolate. It is at once vibrant and tangy and simultaneously savoury and complex, maturing slowly and surely. Tannins are firm, confident, fine-ground and enduring, finishing long and assured. $35 at WineStar.
By Tyson Stelzer
24 Apr 2014
Tyson Stelzer is a multi-award winning wine writer, television host and producer and international speaker. He was named The International Wine & Spirit Communicator of the Year, The Australian Wine Communicator of the Year and The International Champagne Writer of the Year. He is the author and publisher of seventeen wine books, contributor to many wine magazines, a frequent judge and chair at Australian wine shows and a presenter at wine events in 12 countries. TysonStelzer.com is your link to wine recommendations, book sales, tours and events.
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