The red wine Faustino I Gran Reserva Rioja DOCa, vintage 2005 from the winery Bodegas Faustino has been rated in 2018 by Benjamin Herzog & Dominik Vombach with 92 Falstaff points. It is a wine made from the grape variety Tempranillo from the region La Rioja in Spain.
Tasting Notes
Classic aromatics, lingering fruit notes in the background. Some coffee, plum and spices. Medium weight palate with good length. Faustino I from an excellent year.
More about the tastingReminiscent of precious woods and tobacco. Intense notes of eucalyptus. Rich palate with supple fullness and ripe, extract-sweet melting. Contains fine-pored tannins in the long finish. A dozen spicy pinchos please.
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