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|  | | | | WS | 81 | |
| | WA | 87 | |
| | WE | 84 | |
| | Decanter | 5 | |
| | IWC | 88 | |
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Rívola is brilliant ruby in color with violet highlights. On the nose, the wine is fresh and generously fruity, with impressions of ripe raspberries, strawberries and wild cherries offset by notes of jasmine, spice and mint. The fragrance is confirmed on the palate, which is mellow, fresh and succulent, supported by clean, subtle, sweetly ripe tannins ending in a silky, elegant finish.
| | |  | | This large 72-acre estate’s youngest vines are 33 years old, followed by a parcel of 45-year old vines, and two large parcels of 73 and 96-year old vines. The wine is kept one year in tank and then moved to small barrels where it spends another two years before being bottled unfined and unfiltered.
| | |  | | The wine's intense cherry red color and ripe, well-extracted wild cherry fruit aromas are offset by suggestions of leather and spice, confirmed on the palate in a chewy, forward wine of medium full body and velvety tannic structure.
| | |  | | Bright ruby red colour. Intense characteristic perfume that reminds of ripe fruits and spices. In the mouth it is well bodied, generous, warm, and long-lasting.
| | |  | | This is a refined and wonderfully structured Chianti Classico Riserva that is brick-red and displays impressive aromas of crushed cherries with hints of cinnamon and tanned leather. Full-bodied with lush silky tannins and a solid core of ripe black fruit. The long finish is accented by rosemary and tobacco flavors.
Enjoy with grilled veal chop with balsamic glaze, mushrooms, truffle pastas or risottos, grilled steak and lamb with rosemary or venison tenderloin in a pomegranate sauce.
| | |  | | The 2003 growing season was marked by distinct variations in weather patterns. After a cold and wet early spring, a trouble-free bloom in May resulted in excellent berry set for our Estate Cabernet Sauvignon vines. Sunny and hot weather followed, which accelerated ripening and advanced flavors in the grape clusters. The warm weather endured with sustained hot and dry conditions, ensuring even ripening all the way to another classic harvest. This 2003 STAGLIN FAMILY VINEYARD Cabernet reflects this classic vintage. With saturated ruby and hints of black colors, the 2003 STAGLIN FAMILY VINEYARD reveals an intense bouquet of blackcurrant, ripe plum, black cherry, interspersed with nuances of cedar and black olive, distinctive of the Rutherford dust. Very rich and full-bodied, this wine offers the same ripe fruit impressions on the palate. The mouth feel is creamy with delicious velvet tannins, which lead to a long finish. This 2003 STAGLIN FAMILY VINEYARD is already showing beautifully and will continue to develop superbly for 10-15 years.
| | |  | | Intense dark red. On the nose there are firm ripe fruit aromas with blackcurrant undertones. Deeply concentrated morello cherry flavours on the palate, rich and strong flavours which go on and on.
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