R. Lopez de Heredia - 'Vina Cubillo' Crianza Rioja DOCa 2018
Price: $34.99
| Producer | R. Lopez de Heredia |
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| Country | Spain |
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| Region | Rioja |
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| Varietal | Red Blend |
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| Vintage | 2018 |
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| Sku | 39342 |
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Tim Atkin, MW: 94 Points
Wine Advocate: 94+ Points
"The red 2018 Viña Cubillo Tinto Crianza is pretty and attractive, fresh and aromatic, floral, the result of a challenging year with lots of rain and high humidity. This is usually the last vineyard to be harvested, and the grapes were picked late, the 26th of October. It's a blend of 70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacho and 5% each Graciano and Mazuelo that matured in a combination of oak vats and well-seasoned American oak barrels for six years. It's elegant and clean, young and undeveloped, with very fine tannins and a sleek, polished mouthfeel. It has 13.5% alcohol, a pH of 3.0 and 6.5 grams of acidity. This could be the finest Cubillo in recent times, and it's a bargain. 120,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in March 2024."
