Bodegas Solabel Rioja Crianza 2003

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Country: Spain
Region: Rioja

IWC

Very intense garnet ruby with menisco towards roofing tile. Aroma of good intensity, complex, with mentolados aromas, annoys and wax of bees. In mouth he is rich, flavorful, ample, with good acidity, sufficient fruit and a good end.

Reviews:
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"Espresso, licorice and prune flavors are dark and roasted in this rather austere red. Yet it's balanced, with gentle tannins and some lively acidity. Drink now through 2009. 2,500 cases imported. –TM " -Rated 85, Wine Spectator
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"This is a pleasant, straightforward, clean, reasonably priced Rioja that needs only a bit more complexity and intensity to merit a higher score. It is best consumed over the next 2-4 years. " -Rated 87, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
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"Condensed leather and spice aromas are up front, while oak and fruit sit in the bouquet’s second row. With raspberry and plum flavors balanced by dry spice and vanilla notes, there’s complexity to the palate. Overall it’s a nicely balanced wine with the full allotment of oak character. Not a boutique wine at 25,000 cases. — M.S. (4/1/2007) " -Rated 88, Wine Enthusiast
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" Light red. Suave red berry aromas complicated by minerals, vanilla and sweet herbs. Bright and fresh, the strawberry and raspberry flavors nicely lifted by gentle acids and dusted with fine-grained tannins. Silky-smooth and sweet on the finish, the fresh red berry flavors lingering nicely." -Rated 89, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

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