Nice and warming for those Winter evenings. Oaky without being overpowering and smooth tannins. vanilla and steak with a cherry sauce wrapped into one! Nice to drink wine that has only 13% alchohol as they are not he norm for reds these days it seems. Very similar to the Muriel Rioja I drunk before Xmas - only to find the Bodegas Muriel label on the bottle, so not so surprising after all. I'd rank it between the Reserva and Gran Reserva Muriel rioja, so at £9.99 overpriced, at £4.99 good value. Glad I snapped up a few of these whilst they were on offer.

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Ade

Thanks for this. Will pick up a bottle to try. Haven't been given it at Sains press tastings. Sounds just my sort of thing.

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mel