RKS 2024 Wine: Izadi 2019 Reserva Rioja

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100% Tempranillo.

Aroma: Warm and effusive black cherry and lots of it! Secondary notes of blackberry. Tertiary notes of milk chocolate.

Palate: Cherry, blackberry with some raspberry and black licorice. Some chalky tannins. Full mouth feel. Easy drinking but a wee bit hot. Too bad the alcohol is up at 14%.

Personality: I am a winner brimming with black fruit and am good with food and as a sipper.

Food Match: Turkish Braised Green Beans.

Cellarbility: Drink by 2026-year end.

Price: $23 CDN (Ontario).

RKS 2024 Wine Rating: 89/100. Wine Align 90. Jamessuckling.com 94.

(Izadi 2019 Rioja Reserva, Rioja DOC, Bodegas Izadi, Villa Buena de Álava, 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."

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