Embocadero
2009 / 750 ml.
Ratings Key:
- SP Wine Spectator
- WE Wine Enthusiast
- OT Other Review Service
- RP Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate
- ST Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar
- Gold Premier Gold - Best Value*
- Plat Premier Platinum - Our Highest Recommendation
- * as rated by our staff
Published Reviews
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92 pts. Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate: June, 2011
The 2009 Embocadero spent 14 months in new French oak. Wood smoke, mineral, spice box, incense, and blackberry inform the nose of this dense, plush effort. Give it another 2–3 years of bottle age and drink it from 2014 to 2024.
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90 pts. Wine & Spirits: June 1, 2011
This selection from 45-year-old tempranillo vines shows ripe black fruit in a powerful combination with warm chocolate and mocha coffee notes. The tannins are forceful, with a pronounced acidity that cuts the sweetness of the fruit. Deliciously wintry, warm and deep, this is a wine for rabbit stew.
Member Store Reviews
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11/05/2011
Ribera del Duero produces some of the best and most long-lived red wines in Spain. This Tempranillo has notes of black fruits, raspberry and sherry, nicely integrated with flavors of cinnamon spice, tobacco and chocolate. It is full-bodied and well structured on the palate, with silky and enveloping tannins. A delightful wine to serve with a sausage and chicken gumbo.
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