Wine Review - 2010 Vina Bujanda Rioja Crianza: Power Packed Value Rioja
Courtesy mynslc.com This was recommended to us by a great staffer at our local NSLC in Dartmouth. We were told it was a richly delicious Rioja and at $17 was one of the best value wines on the shelf. Well, he was right on all counts. This is an exceptional version of Rioja based on Tempranillo as the foundation. It is dark and brooding in the glass with a garnet tones and is really thick (potentially from all the time spent in oak - with Crianza it is at least 12 months). Where other versions of Tempranillo are lighter and thinner, this one is really neither of those two things. The nose is bold and spicy and wonderful. It is totally a full sensation of coffee, chocolate covered cherries, and wood that shows the benefits of Rioja and oak. There is also a balance of savory and sweet on the nose which is lovely and rounds out the tasting experience. The best way to describe the flavours on the wine are soft tannins with a suppl...