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2009 Bodegas Beronia Rioja Gran Reserva

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May 15, 2022 - $26

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RATINGS

92Wine Spectator

This red has density yet remains fresh and lively. Black cherry, licorice, cigar box and spice flavors mingle over light, firm tannins, fueled by balsamic and orange peel acidity that leaves a juicy, spicy finish. Graceful.

91Vinous / IWC

... Lush red and dark berry scents...vanilla, espresso, candied flowers and woodsmoke. Round and appealingly sweet, offering concentrated blackberry, cassis and spicecake flavors... Chewy tannins add shape to the finish, which hangs on with strong, spicy persistence.

90The Wine Advocate

...developed, balsamic and pungent character...the tannins are fully resolved...

90Wine Enthusiast

Aromas of vanilla, tobacco, plum, currant and tomato leaf carry the nose...full and jammy, with plenty of fruit weight. Blackberry, black plum and chocolate flavors give way to an easy fade on a fig-laden finish.

REGION

Spain, Rioja

Rioja Demoninación de Origine Calificada is Spain’s most important wine region. Located in northern Spain, it comprises 135,000 vineyard acres and was the first official appellation in Spain, earning its official DO status in 1926. In 1991 it became Spain’s first DOCa, Spain’s most prestigious appellation category. The DOCa is divided into three subzones: La Rioja Alavesa in the northeast; La Rioja Alta in the southwest; and La Rioja Baja in the east. About 75 percent of Rioja wines are reds, with Tempranillo the predominant grape. Garnacha (Grenache), Mazuelo (Carignan) and Graciano, a spicy, high-acidity red grape, are also allowed. White wines are made from Macabeo, Garnacha Blanca and Malvasia. Wines were made in this region well before the Romans arrived, though the Romans then the medieval monks refined vineyard management and wine production. In the 19th century French families migrated to Rioja after phylloxera wiped out their vineyards, and the French helped establish the tradition of wine blends, still part of Rioja winemaking. According to the rules for the appellation, a wine labelled a simple Rioja can spend less than a year in an oak aging barrel. A Criziana is aged for at least two years, one in oak. Rioja Reserva is aged at least three years, with at least one in oak. A Rioja Gran Reserva must be aged at least five years, with two years in oak.

TYPE

Red Wine, Tempranillo, Gran Reserva

Think leather and cherries together for Tempranillo wines. This wine looks lighter than it is. It can be medium or full bodied, but its thin-skinned, big grapes, give it a more transparent appearance. It is grown in Spain, Portugal, the U.S. and Australia.