de Restia 2009 Crianza Selected Harvest (Ribera del Duero)

Country: Spain / Crianza Selected Harvest
Variety: Tempranillo Northern Spain
Winery: de Restia / Ribera del Duero

At first blush, this comes across scratchy and raw on the nose. In the mouth, it’s more jammy than lively, with saturated, reduced flavors of blueberry and prune. On the finish, this feels big for its britches and tastes mildly bitter.