Red

Arrocal Selección (Ribera del Duero)

Arrocal

Ribera del Duero · Spain

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Tempranillo
Country
Spain
Region
Ribera del Duero
Appellation
Ribera del Duero
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
high
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

cordeiro assado · churrasco · queijos curados · carnes vermelhas · pratos apimentados

Rated vintages

  • 201292 pts

    This wine's compact, lightly toasted berry aromas are reticent but also slyly complex. The palate is packed with firm, abrasive tannins. Dark berry, spice, toast and chocolate flavors finish long and harmonious, with equal amounts of herbal, exotic, oak and berry flavors. Drink…

  • 201191 pts

    Dark, meaty aromas of blackberry, boysenberry, herbs and spice pave the way for a jammy, tannic palate that's jumbled in feel. Blueberry, mint, herb and briny flavors finish blocky, with herbal notes and heat. Drink this big-bodied offering through 2023.

  • 201093 pts

    Elegant yet ripe on the nose, this gets going in fine form via spicy, exotic, oaky aromas on top of primary berry tones. Powerful and oaky on the palate, with a creamy vanilla flavor, this brings on the blackberry, mocha, cocoa and toast as it works its way to a clean, long fini…

  • 200990 pts

    Loamy, ripe, earthy aromas of black cherry suggest raisin and stewed berry. The palate is full and mostly balanced for a warm-vintage, very ripe wine such as this. Flavors of berry, roasted plum and earth finish with raisiny richness and just enough zesty acidity to keep things…