Rioja

Bodegas Campillo Crianza 2000

I’ve got a bit of a cold this week, so there won’t much in the way of tasting notes this week. However, I tasted this one last week, this is the image of traditional Rioja as you would expect from Grupo Faustino. Its 100% Tempranillo that is aged in American oak for a whopping 22 months. These guy do have a very scenic and impressive Bodega, check out their website for a look see.

Mid strength red in the glass. A typical old Rioja nose with vanilla, strawberry, subtle cherry, an old leather pencil case full of shavings and a good whack of barnyard/chicken shed. Very smooth and medium boddied in the mouth with loads of wood tannins that soften towards the finish (fruit tannins?). The palate shows earthy cherry and plum, with some cinnamon and minerals. Not a lot here to get me excited, a bit too much oak and ‘terroir’ for my liking. If you’re a hardcore traditional Rioja nut, you’ll probably up this 1-2 points. 86 Pts.

Source: Broadway Liquor Distributors Price: $40 Closure: Conventional Cork

Web: www.bodegascampillo.es