2016 Lalomba Finca Ladero Rioja DOCa

A delicious Rioja wine featuring a harmonious blend of Tempranillo and Garnacha, with notes of cherry and cocoa, balanced tannins, and acidity.

Producer

Bodegas Ramón Bilbao

Region

Rioja

Country

Spain

Varietal

Tempranillo

Varietal Composition

80% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha

Specifications

2016

Vintage

2032

Drink By

ABV

Vinification

Grapes are meticulously selected by optical scanner, then macerated for 5 days in concrete, fermented, and macerated again for an additional 14 days before pressing. Wine is aged in single-use French oak barriques, and new Hungarian oak casks for 16 months before moving to concrete vats for an additional 22 months

Occasional wine note

Tempranillos from Rioja are just good. Some stand out and this is one of them. Excellent blend of tempranillo and garnacha that like many of the Rioja wines you might try go well with about anything. Cherry and cocoa, balanced tannin and acidity. Delicious!

What experts say about this wine

100

Wine Enthusiast

Aromas of coffee bean, orange zest and black cherry pave the way for blackberry, dark plum, caramel, espresso and mint flavors. Powerful tannins and well-integrated acidity make their way into a cranberry and rose-petal-laced finish. Drink through 2041.

100

Guia Penin

Color: dark cherry. Nose: toasted, spicy, fine cocoa, aromatic coffee, black fruit, earthy, powerful, expressive. Mouth: tasty, toasted, fine bitterness, ripe tannins. , pleasant, complex, with personality

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