The red wine Familia Valdelana Palador Crianza Rioja DOCa, vintage 2015 from the winery Bodegas Valdelana has been rated in 2018 by Benjamin Herzog & Dominik Vombach with 87 Falstaff points. It is a wine made from the grape varieties Tempranillo, Carignan from the region La Rioja in Spain.
Tasting Notes
Pickled cherries and chocolate on the nose, plus herbs. Rustic on the palate due to the rather grainy tannins. Vanilla aromas on the medium-long finish.
More about the tastingChocolate and rum raisin on the nose, kitchen herbs. Creamy on the palate with a clear use of wood, wide-meshed, grainy tannins, a somewhat artificial vanilla note pervades the aromas, mild acidity, full-bodied finish.
More about the tastingVery ripe fruit, amarena cherry, candied, raisin, light barrel patina, alcohol cherry, soft and broad, strong alcohol, crumbly tannin in high density, very discreet acidity, appears somewhat monolithic and ends slightly drying.
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