RKS 2023 Wine: RIOJA: Diosares Crianza 2018: LCBO Dirty Pool?

Posted byRobert K Stephen (CSW)Posted inFood, WineTags:, , ,

One can count on a fairly steady but limited amount of Spanish wines in Liquor Control Board of Ontario Vintages releases. And the prices are affordable.

Aroma: If a single aroma such as cherry can carry this wine like it does many Riojas so be it. Pushing that a bit slim blackberry and raspberry notes. This wine has a somewhat stale bouquet.

Palate: Cherry dominates with a struggling bit of blueberry. Low tannins. Reticent acids. Rather wobbly and weak on the palate.

Personality: Quaffable but hardly memorable.

Food Match: Midia Pilafi (Greek Style Mussels in Rice).

Cellarbility: Drink by the end of 2024. Will not improve with age.

Price: $21.95 CDN.

RKS 2023 Wine Rating: 74/100. Luis Gutiérrez robertparker.com 91 October 2020. Is this LCBO Dirty Pool selling wine based on a three old review?

(Diosares Crianza 2018, DOC Rioja, Diosares, Laguardia, Spain, 750 mL, 14%).

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

Leave a comment