Los Yelsones 2020
Tempranillo Doca la Rioja-
96/100 Peñin
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96/100 Tim Atkin
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95/100 James Suckling
96/100 Peñin
96/100 Tim Atkin
95/100 James Suckling
Complex with dark fruit and caramel notes
Medium-bodied with whipped cream like tannins
savoury and elegant
93/100 Robert Parker
Full-bodied
Intense, bold and rich
round, vanilla and plums
Concentrated and full-bodied
Figues, smoky, raisined
Crunchy tannins, priorat-like
Smooth, bold and full-bodied
Round, velvety
Red fruits and spices
black fruits, Roasted notes
Complex and well-structured
Smooth tannins, but yet Full-bodied
Olivier Rivière crafts wines that combine
- Atlantic tension
- Mediterranean generosity
- and a distinctly Burgundian sensitivity to site.
20% tempranillo de Clavijo 60% garnacha de Rioja Alta de Cárdenas. 20 % Graciano de Aldeanueva de Ebro.
80% garnacha, 20% mazuelo
From one of the most sought-after subzone: Najerilla
Aged 22 months in used barrels to minimise the Oak influence, while gaining complexity
Grenache dominated blend from la Rioja
Varieties: 10% Mencía, 45% Sousón, 45% Caiño
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