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Joven - Good Quality: Appearance: Medium ruby. Nose: Youthful, with medium intensity aromas of red cherry, raspberry, and a hint of black pepper. Palate: Dry, with medium body, medium tannins, and medium acidity. Flavors of red fruit, such as red cherry and raspberry, along with subtle earthy notes. Finish: Medium length, with lingering red fruit flavors. Conclusion: This is a good quality Rioja Joven, offering fresh red fruit flavors and moderate complexity, best enjoyed in its youth. Crianza - Very Good Quality: Appearance: Medium garnet. Nose: Developing, with medium+ intensity aromas of ripe red and black fruit, such as plum and black cherry, along with subtle vanilla and cedar notes from oak aging. Palate: Dry, with medium+ body, medium+ tannins, and medium acidity. Flavors of ripe black cherry, plum, vanilla, and cedar. Finish: Medium+ length, with ripe fruit and oak notes lingering. Conclusion: A very good quality Rioja Crianza, with ripe fruit flavors balanced by oak influence, showing potential for further development with a few more years of aging. Reserva - Outstanding Quality: Appearance: Deep garnet. Nose: Fully developed, with pronounced intensity aromas of dried red fruit, tobacco, leather, and sweet spices, such as clove and cinnamon. Palate: Dry, with a full body, high tannins, and medium acidity. Complex flavors of dried cherry, tobacco, leather, sweet spices, and a hint of dark chocolate. Finish: Long, with layers of dried fruit, spice, and tertiary notes lingering. Conclusion: An outstanding quality Rioja Reserva, with impressive complexity and depth of flavor. This wine is fully developed and ready to drink now, but can age further for added complexity. Gran Reserva - Outstanding Quality: Appearance: Deep garnet with a slightly brick hue. Nose: Fully developed, with pronounced intensity aromas of dried black fruit, tobacco, leather, forest floor, and well-integrated oak notes. Palate: Dry, with a full body, high tannins, and medium+ acidity. Layers of complex flavors include dried blackberry, plum, tobacco, leather, forest floor, and subtle vanilla from oak aging. Finish: Long, with persistent flavors of dried fruit, earthy notes, and well-integrated oak. Conclusion: An outstanding quality Rioja Gran Reserva, displaying incredible complexity, depth, and balance. This wine has reached its peak and can be enjoyed now, but can also age gracefully for several more years.
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