Benjamin Romeo - Predicador Rioja 2014 (750ml)

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Producer	Benjamin Romeo
Country	Spain
Region	Rioja
Varietal	Tempranillo
Vintage	2014
Sku	9665

 

Predicador was a wine that was born as a minor wine at a very specific moment in time, and many people (including yours truly) had not quite realized it has grown into an adult, proper Rioja red. The 2014 Predicador I tasted had only been bottled for two weeks and was a little dizzy. But if you wait or can read between the lines, it's terribly perfumed and intoxicating, with penetrating aromas of macerated cherries and very decayed violets, a little decadent. The palate is silky, with superb tannins and great balance. This is among the best vintages ever released since the initial 2004.

(fermented in a combination of stainless steel and French oak tanks; aged for 16 months in French oak barrels) Deep, lurid ruby color. Ripe dark berries, roasted coffee, candied licorice and vanilla on the spice-accented nose. Plush and open-knit, offering sweet blackberry, cherry-cola, mocha and spicecake flavors and an exotic touch of allspice. Finishes very long, smoky and smooth, with repeating dark berry character and rounded, even tannins that sneak in late.