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This hugely extracted, modern Rioja will make a stunning cellar candidate for sharing with special family and friends over the next 20-30 years. Made from extremely old vines, the wine is made of 70% Tempranillo and 30% Graciano. When this wine is ready, be prepared to serve it with a rich Spanish-inspired meal of braised lamb or rich beef dishes with garlic and eggplant accents, and richly seasoned roasted potatoes.
Wine Advocate
The 2004 Aro is 70% Tempranillo and 30% Graciano. Sourced from the estate’s oldest vines, the wine is barrel-fermented and aged for 18 months in new French oak. Opaque purple-colored, it offers an uplifting nose of pain grille, crushed stone, spice box, espresso, licorice, and assorted black fruits. Opulent and layered, the wine has superb depth, great concentration and a very long finish. Give it 8-10 years in the cellar and drink it through 2040.
Score: 98.
—Jay Miller,
February
2008.
Wine Enthusiast
Plant-by-plant fruit selection leads to intensity, concentration and structure. Aro shows gripping tannins and juicy acidity, and overall it reeks of power and precision. At this young stage it seems like it could last forever. In reality, it should be just right in about seven years.
Score: 94.
—Michael Schachner,
September
01,
2007.
Wine Spectator
Powerful yet seductive. This red shows muscular, almost bruising, tannins, but balances them with rich layers of blackberry, olive, tobacco, espresso and mineral, remaining lively, even graceful on the palate. May improve. Best after 2008. 250 cases made.
Score: 94.
—Thomas Matthews,
November
30,
2007.
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