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O. Fournier Spiga (Ribera del Duero)
Ribera del Duero · Spain
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Grape
- Tinto del Pais
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Ribera del Duero
- Appellation
- Ribera del Duero
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
cordeiro assado · carne de caça · churrasco
Rated vintages
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200887 pts
Tight and gritty on the bouquet, with licorice and herbal aromas. Comes across hard and tannic in the mouth, with blackberry and herbal flavors. Tannic like nails on the finish, with lemony oak notes.
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200280 pts
In general O. Fournier gets it right, be it in Spain or Argentina. But this Ribera del Duero struggles from the outset. It's rubbery, damp and lacks clarity of fruit. And the feel is sharp and lemony, seemingly a combo of excessive oak and raw fruit. Imported by Fine Wines from…