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2008 Vinos de Benjamin Romeo La Cueva Del Contador Rioja
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2008 Vinos de Benjamin Romeo La Cueva Del Contador Rioja

Producer: Vinos de Benjamin Romeo
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Tempranillo
Origin: Spain
Region: Rioja

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93(+?) Points | International Wine Cellar , November/December 2011

(100% tempranillo):  Glass-staining ruby.  Deep dark berry and cherry liqueur aromas are strongly marked by sexy vanillin oak and potpourri.  The palate offers intense blackberry and boysenberry flavors, with energetic mineral and floral pastille notes and sweet mocha on the back end.  Powerful, impressively concentrated and lively to boot, finishing with strong thrust and sappy persistence.  This is still a baby. 

94 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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