JEB DUNNUCK 95 POINTS - "...the 2011 El Puntido Gran Reserva comes from a slightly cooler vintage [than 2012]... 100% Tempranillo from the El Puntido Vineyard. It has cooler red and black fruits as well as beautiful spice, leafy herb, chocolate, and tobacco notes. Medium-bodied on the palate, I love its overall balance, mid-palate depth, and length, and it's drinking brilliantly today, with another decade or more of overall longevity."
"The 2011 Gran Reserva El Puntido is 100% Tempranillo sourced from a vineyard planted in 1976 in Páganos, Rioja Alavesa. Aged for 28 months in French oak barrels, this garnet wine with a brick sheen displays notes of menthol, dried figs, cedar, clove, blackberry and cassis, with hints of licorice. Indulgent, intense and overwhelming, the rich palate lingers long with a ripe, evolved flavor. Despite its rapid evolution, the 2011 still embodies the nuanced spirit of Puntido, albeit in a riper style." - Joaquin Hidalgo, VINOUS MEDIA
Well-aged Riojas are a treat for old-world wine-lovers; at their best they offer beautifully-textured mouthfeels, balance, and a complex array of fruity and savory flavors that work in harmony.
The 2011 "El Puntido" Gran Reserva from Viñedos de Páganos is a prime example of this. It's a single vineyard Tempranillo - farmed organically - that's named for the benchland at the feet of the Sierra de Cantabria mountains. It's hot and dry in the Summer, but being perched above the Ebro river valley, along with the calcareous-clay topsoil, tempers the effects of the heat. The result is a wine that combines ripe fruit and elegance, with vibrant acidity and mineral sensations in the mouth.
The long conditioning in new French oak, followed by years of slow evolution in bottle have made this a wonderfully mature wine to enjoy during the holidays. Share it with friends and family, perhaps accompanied by a richly-flavored roast or moderately-aged cheeses!
The winery is part of the well-known, family-run Bodegas y Viñedos Sierra de Cantabria wine company, which was founded in 1870 as Rioja was becoming an important player on the international wine scene.
"The 2011 Gran Reserva El Puntido is 100% Tempranillo sourced from a vineyard planted in 1976 in Páganos, Rioja Alavesa. Aged for 28 months in French oak barrels, this garnet wine with a brick sheen displays notes of menthol, dried figs, cedar, clove, blackberry and cassis, with hints of licorice. Indulgent, intense and overwhelming, the rich palate lingers long with a ripe, evolved flavor. Despite its rapid evolution, the 2011 still embodies the nuanced spirit of Puntido, albeit in a riper style." - Joaquin Hidalgo, VINOUS MEDIA
Well-aged Riojas are a treat for old-world wine-lovers; at their best they offer beautifully-textured mouthfeels, balance, and a complex array of fruity and savory flavors that work in harmony.
The 2011 "El Puntido" Gran Reserva from Viñedos de Páganos is a prime example of this. It's a single vineyard Tempranillo - farmed organically - that's named for the benchland at the feet of the Sierra de Cantabria mountains. It's hot and dry in the Summer, but being perched above the Ebro river valley, along with the calcareous-clay topsoil, tempers the effects of the heat. The result is a wine that combines ripe fruit and elegance, with vibrant acidity and mineral sensations in the mouth.
The long conditioning in new French oak, followed by years of slow evolution in bottle have made this a wonderfully mature wine to enjoy during the holidays. Share it with friends and family, perhaps accompanied by a richly-flavored roast or moderately-aged cheeses!
The winery is part of the well-known, family-run Bodegas y Viñedos Sierra de Cantabria wine company, which was founded in 1870 as Rioja was becoming an important player on the international wine scene.
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