Hermanos Pecina, Rioja Crianza 2014 1.5L

John Gilman - View From the Cellar, 92+

"A gorgeous bottle of utterly classical Rioja, offering up an expressive and nicely precise bouquet of cherries, red and black raspberries, cloves, Cuban cigar wrapper, a beautifully complex base of soil tones, a touch of bonfire and a lovely framing of coconutty American oak. On the palate the wine is deep, pure and already velvety on the attack, with a superb core of fruit, lovely soil signature, ripe, well-integrated tannins, excellent focus and a long, tangy and complex finish."