Pagos Del Rey Ribera del Duero Condado de Oriza Reserva

100% Tempranillo, 12 months in new french & american Barriques then 12 more months in used Barriques and finally 12 months in bottle. On the nose black cerry, plums, black pepper, some vanilla and a lot of oak. With more time in the glass the wine gets a sweet note too. Very big style on the palate. Strong & lush but nearly everything seems to be in a good balance. Only the oak comes through a bit to much in …

Attractive bouquet of woody spices and dark berries, with a nice herbal note. The rest is just oak. The palate screams OAK, OAK, OAK....! If you concentrate hard enough, you might just find a hint of fruit! There is vanilla and some dirty woody spices and lots of harsh tannins (from the oak?), but that is not really what I'm looking for in wine. Some nice tobacco and tar notes, but overall this is so out of balance. A real …