Lopez de Heredia - Vina Tondonia: Vina Cubillo Tinto Crianza 2009

2: Tempranillo 65%, Garnacha 25%, Graciano 5%, Mazuelo 5%

5: rot, trocken; Gereift; 13,5% Vol.; Trinkreife: 2017–2031; Verpackt in: 6er

9: seidig & aromatisch; pikant & würzig

3: Lobenberg: 93/100; Tim Atkin: 93/100; Suckling: 93/100; Parker: 92/100

6: Spanien, Rioja

7: Allergene: Sulfite, Abfüllerinformation
Abfüller / Importeur: Lopez de Heredia - Vina Tondonia, Avda. de Vizcaya 3, 26200 Haro La Rioja, SPANIEN

Lobenberg: Wie schön, dass ich 2016 nochmal direkt auf dem Weingut war, den Cubillo habe ich zuvor von der Papierform immer geschnitten. Zu Unrecht! Schon dieser Einstiegswein (bei Tondonia gilt ein 2009er als extremer Jungwein) zeigt neben traumhafter Reife eine enorm vibrierende frische Säure und geniale, weiche rote reife Frucht. Das ist süffiger Stoff und zugleich verträumt dahinschwebend. 93/100

Tim Atkin über: Vina Cubillo Tinto Crianza

-- Tim Atkin: “We don’t want people to notice the vintage variation,” says Maria-José López de Heredia, but notice it they will in the switch from cool 2008 to much more Mediterranean 2009. This savoury, spicy blend of Tempranillo with 20% Garnacha and 5% each of Mazuelo and Graciano has plenty of weight, with an undertone of balsamic complexity. 93/100

Suckling über: Vina Cubillo Tinto Crianza

-- Suckling: Considering that this is the producer’s simplest red, it has an astonishing stature and sophistication. Nuances of tobacco and soy sauce as well as ripe plums and a great balance of fruit and precisely crafted dry tannins and a firm, but polished finish. Drink or hold. 93/100

Parker über: Vina Cubillo Tinto Crianza

-- Parker: The red they say was born to go with tapas and sold in local restaurants is the 2009 Viña Cubillo Tinto Crianza. 2009 was a warm and ripe year, and this blend of Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha (or the masculine Garnacho they like to use) plus 5% each Graciano and Mazuelo from limestone soils with quite a lot of clay, feels juicy and soft. It fermented with natural yeasts in large oak vats and matured in used barriques for three years. This is a bottling that has grown and improved a lot since 2004-2005. It shows very good balance between fruit and more developed aromas, with hints of leather and cherries, spices and smoke, very clean and with good volume in the palate. It's usually a little riper and with higher alcohol than Tondonia or Bosconia, with the character, finesse and elegance of a classical Reserva. 92/100

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