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16¼/20
Porta Prima 2007
Ribera del Duero, Castilla-Leon, SpainPortia Prima Ribera del Duero is made by the Martinez family owners of Bodegas Faustino in Rioja. Portia takes its name from the seventh of the planet Uranus and the Latin for a token offering of gratitude toward the elements in return for a healthy and abundant harvest. The wine is 100 percent tinta fina or tempranillo that spend 15 months in new French barrels followed by 8 more months in bottle. All that said the wine is big and typically full bodied if not a bit brawny with cranberry dark cherry flavours and fine acidity. The finish is soft and warm with flecks of spice and cocoa. Grilled meats with roasted vegetables would be a great pairing and then finish of the bottle with a favourite hard cheese.Tasted: 12 July 2011Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:| BC | $31.00 | 750ml | special order - Select Wines & Spirits |
Grape: Tempranillo/Tinto Fino/Tinta del Toro/AragonezUPC: 008436035772551
