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Somewhat rooty and pickled on the nose, but pretty good on the palate, with heft and mouthfeel to go with sweet, warm, baked flavors of sweet berries and marmalade. Candy coated on the finish, with brown sugar sweetness. 1 Note
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Cheerful but basic raspberry aromas and flavors is what this young Rioja is about. It feels a little bulky at first, and then acids swell up to cut it short. Almost snappy in the late innings. 1 Note
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A Tempranillo-Garnacha blend that shows fiery aromas and raspberry followed by sweet and granular plum and red berry flavors. If you like juicy, lively, higher-acid wines, then give this a try. It’s not bad for the money and ranks as the type of wine you’d get by the glass in Spain. 1 Note
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The quality of the 2009 vintage is reflected in this value-priced Toro that’s full and medicinal but also balanced and rewarding. Flavors of medicinal red-berry fruit are mixed with thicker, chocolaty notes, while the finish is bold, grabby and solid. A blend of Tempranillo and Garnacha. 1 Note
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Quite strange and funky smelling, with uncommon grass, floral, hickory and blueberry aromas. The palate feels fine but has a sweet, faux-weedy core flavor that’s offset by candied berry flavors. Tastes of licorice and lactic creaminess on the finish. 1 Note
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Candied on one hand but also gassy, barnyardy and less than clean and pure on the other. A basic mouthfeel is probably the high point, while flavors of underdeveloped berry fruit are more salty and leathery than anything. Fails to impress. 1 Note
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Burnt smelling at first, and tart throughout, with pie cherry and raspberry aromas and flavors. There’s not much to measure here; the wine runs sour and tastes mostly of red fruit skins and citric acid. 65% Tempranillo and 35% Garnacha. 1 Note
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Peppery and tough smelling, with tomato-leaf aromas. This is a bland, innocuous wine with a touch of berry sweetness on the midpalate but no complexity or follow through. 1 Note
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Lacks freshness; pickled and leathery, with heavy, bruising tannins. Dull, pounding flavors of plum and prune are short and fierce. Rough country wine. 1 Note
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Dry and piercing on the nose, and then crisp and snappy on the palate. For those opposed to overextracted, heavy reds, this could be up your alley. More modern-influenced palates will probably find it a bit lean, stripped down and tart, especially for Toro, which is known for bigger, riper wines. 1 Note
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Tochuelo Tempranillo-Garnacha - 2009
