2011 Peter Sisseck, Ribera del Duero, Hacienda Monasterio Reserva

Colour: Red

Vintage: 2011

Region: Castilla y Leon

% Alcohol: 14.99

92 RP

2011 Peter Sisseck, Ribera del Duero, Hacienda Monasterio Reserva

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Tasting Notes and Scores

92 RP

The 2011 Reserva has a jammy nose with notes of toffee-caramel (dulce de leche, and not because I've just returned from Argentina!), very ripe plums and cherries without being overripe. The reservas are always 80% Tempranillo and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, but this 2011 was bottled in September 2013, so it was nearly two years in barrique as it was a powerful, ripe harvest and Peter Sisseck is experimenting with longer aging. It's an opulent, ripe, hedonistic Ribera with a medium-bodied palate; it's more fluid than I expected, nicely textured and rich without excess. A ripe, showy reserva. Luis Gutierrez (Wine Advocate #221, Oct 2005)

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