La Nieta 2008 is made from 100% Tempranillo. Aging for 18 months in new French oak barrels.
Tasting notes:
Intense cherry red color.
On nose, elegant and concentrated with intense aromas of dark fruit and spice notes.
On palate, sweet but well balanced and very fresh with noble tannins.
What the critics say...
Wine Spectator: 90 points(30/04/2011)
Smoke, toast and mineral notes mingle in this firm red, backing ripe blackberry and licorice flavors. This offers juicy acidity, good focus and a clean, leafy finish.
Robert Parker: 92-94 points(01/06/2010)
The 2008 La Nieta, tasted from barrel, is purple-colored with a racy, slightly high-toned perfume of mineral, lavender, spice box, incense, and black cherry. This is followed by a dense, structured wine with plenty of savory fruit for balance.
Proensa Guide: 99 points
Peñin Guide: 96 points(01/01/2012)
Opaque cherry red colour. On nose, powerful, complex, ripe fruit, frutal expression, raspberry, dry stone, mineral. On palate, tasty, powerful, fleshy, complex, spicy.
Pairing: Aged Cheese, Game Animals, Grilled Red Meats, Legume, Roasts, Stews.
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