Lopez de Heredia Rioja Crianza Vina Cubillo 2018 negrara The palate is clean cut

The palate is clean cut and buzzing with acidity

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black cherry

some relatively successful and some not so

a salty and slightly cheesy note of fine lees gently stirred while the wine aged in barrel

Lopez de Heredia Rioja Crianza Vina Cubillo 2018 negrara The palate is clean cutThe Las Cubillas vineyard is a higher elevation site with the same mix of clay and limestone. Vines here are 'only' 40 years old, and used to make this cheerful, approachable Crianza that regularly outperforms Reserva wines from other producers. The 2017 edition (aged long enough in bottle to qualify as a Gran Reserva) has strikingly bright red berry fruit with a citrusy note over a boquet of sage, rosemary, and tarragon, plus just a hint of smoked