Cirsion (Roda) 2018 75cl

86% Tempranillo, 14% Graciano

Cirsion (Roda) is een topwijn uit Rioja

Knap gemaakte moderne Rioja.
8 maanden gerijpt op nieuw Frans eiken.
Volle complexe evenwichtige wijn. Zwart fruit, mineralen, cacao, een vleugje kruiden, "roasted tones" en een indrukwekkende afdronk. 
Uitstekende combinatie met wild, Tournedos, lamsvlees, wilde eendenborst en duif.
Goed op dronk, maar kan zich tenminste tot 2026 nog verer ontwikkelen.

The Wine Advocate: about 2016

"Released much earlier than the rest of the wines, the 2016 Cirsion is produced with very ripe grapes that they think need less time in oak, and the wine is therefore bottled and released earlier. It's a blend of Tempranillo with 11% Graciano matured in new French barriques for eight months, bottled and released ten months later. This is young and heady, explosive, with plenty of ripe fruit and a hedonistic profile. It has abundant, very fine tannins and a good thread of acidity going through its core that lifts the finish. It's unashamedly modern and showy."

Luis Gutierrez, June 2019