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Arrocal Ángel (Ribera del Duero)

Arrocal

Ribera del Duero · Spain

Fact sheet

Type
Other
Grape
Tinto Fino
Country
Spain
Region
Ribera del Duero
Appellation
Ribera del Duero
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
high
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

carne de cordeiro · carne de caça · churrasco · queijo curado

Rated vintages

  • 201292 pts

    Aromas of tree bark, braised turnip and smoky black plum are rooty. This feels gritty and borderline astringent due to massive drying tannins. Savory earthy tarry blackberry flavors end with a hard tannic clamp. Drink this hefty brute from 2018 through 2035.

  • 201194 pts

    Cool, earthy blackberry, cassis and boot-leather aromas are strapping and integrated. This feels layered and structured, with chewy depth, firm tannins and power. Baked, toasty, chocolaty flavors bring ripe-fruit notes of fig, prune and blackberry, while the finish is long and s…

  • 200691 pts

    This is supersmooth and attractive, with earth, cola, tobacco, balsam and solid berry aromas. The palate rings with vitality, while the flavor profile consists of an ideal mix of vanilla, herb, tomato and berry. Dry on the finish, with a leathery note. Drink now–2018.