Bodegas Alejandro Fernández Ribera del Duero Tinto Pesquera Crianza

Could be a higher rating. Losing a step in power, but gaining in integrated structure. Dark fruits and leather, with round oak notes and beautiful forest leaves.

2013 vintage

Une merveille d'harmonie! Couleur un peu évoluée mais des arômes de fruits frais, fruits rouges, vanille, épices douces. Quel beau nez gourmand! De la vivacité en bouche qui est accessible, ronde avec de la fraîcheur. Les tanins sont assagis mais on sent un peu de chaleur en fin de bouche. Une petite impression rustique en bouche vient atténuer l'enthousiasme. Prêt à déguster.

2013 vintage

Un bijou qui a superbement vieilli chez moi pendant 6 ans! L'attente fut merveilleusement récompensée!

2013 vintage

Well balanced and integrated silky dry tempranillo. Requires a good 30+mins to reveal its character. Classic dark fruit, earth, leather, vanilla notes. Would be great with beef, charcuterie or even solo. Drink now.

2013 vintage

I worried this was like the other storied Spanish producers and would be all coconut and American oak no matter what. Instead, I got a nice, rustic, absolutely ready, red wine. Highly recommend. There are brambly black fruits. At this point (in this bottle) they are modest and tart. Very food friendly. Drank in roasting hot temperatures. The hallmark of a great Euro red is that it can perform under a baking sun. Very nice!

2013 vintage

Spanish Tasting (Bistro Cocotte, Haberfield) : Baked black fruits married to minerals, a tiny struck match note, a touch of jubiness and red fruit lends freshness; raspberry and strawberry, slight vanilla and caramel underpin. Juicy, black and red fruits then some chalky tannins start to dry the palate, fruit carries beneath this. Simple but nice, time will soften the tannins and lend some tertiary characteristics but there is an inherent freshness here. Nice.

2013 vintage

Pas mauvais, mais à mon avis il manquait d'intensité. Un peu deçu.

2013 vintage

Still ... the ... one... holding its own and maybe even improving still better integrated than two years prior. I had bought a case to share with a friend. We should have made it two. Solid tannins with typical Ribera fruit, lengthy finish with mellowing acidity.

2013 vintage

Drank over 3 nights. This is my least favorite vintage of Pesquera ever. Flat and uninspiring. While the wine had good structure, no complexity here. Very disappointing and would not buy this vintage again. 85+/- Pesquera is a great producer and this is a vintage specific issue in my opinion.

2013 vintage

Aromas of faux leather. Tastes of sour cherryand blackberry. Medium tannins.

2013 vintage

Has improved nicely over the past year. PNP into decanter and drank with pizza - got better with airtime. Dark red / black in the glass. Tart cherry, black cherry, tobacco, leather on nose. On palate, medium+ body, medium+ acidity, medium tannins and long finish. Similar flavor profile to palate. Decant if drinking now. 90-91 range. 90+/- today.

2013 vintage

Very good again! Ready to drink.

2013 vintage

Wine of the night. Again. As always.

2013 vintage

Really good. Unlike other vintages, this one had no notes of vanilla, but was still complex. Got better after 1h in the decanter.

2013 vintage

Drank over 2 notes - nice bottle but needs some time. Not as good as the '12 and '11 but could gain or point or two with age. 89-90+

2013 vintage

Had a funk, if it wasn't infected with bret then this one has an odd taste

2013 vintage

4만이면 비싼거 같다. 맛은 쏘쏘

2013 vintage

Too young as the flavor of new oak overpowers the fruit, when it integrates it should be nice. Open the next one in 5 years.

2013 vintage

Not decanted before tasting. Deep red color. Intense nose with cherry pit, warm soil and coffee grounds. As I have found in previous vintages, this Pesquera has the combination of dry and juicy. Fruit forward and young, but with a strong backbone of tannins. Starting to approach a very good age phase for my palate. Ripe cherries and hints of bitter coffee grounds on a long finish. Again, the QPR is outstanding.

2013 vintage

developing nose of prune, black fruit, brisket, and herbs. nice balance and finish.

2013 vintage

WSET Diploma Unit 3 - EXAM (SF Wine School) : I blinded this as a Ripasso Valpolicella, given the raisination and brett. It's delicious and well-balanced for the style. Earthy with brett, high acid, slight VA, high alcohol, elevated tannins (ripe and grippy), and a raisination thing going on - dried tomato. Dark fruit. In hindsight, RDD makes sense, but I haven't tasted enough to get a sense of the style. I didn't pick up on overt oak. The producer …

2013 vintage

Tät kärna, lite ljusare i kanten Träigt, torrt, körsbär, lite stickigt av alkoholen, menthol, väldigt ung i frukten Torr, sträv, tanninrik, medium+ längd, lite alkoholhetta i munnen

2013 vintage

Sehr fein zur Grillage

2013 vintage

Very nice ruby colored wine. Nose of red fruits....would stand up nice to barbecued food and its sauces. I dont usually like red wine but this one was quite nice.

2013 vintage

Consistent notes. Fine fruit, extraordinary balance and structure, with very long finish. One of the best values at this price! Thank you for this wine!

2013 vintage

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