Faustino Rivera Ulecia Reserva 2018

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Mattinson review of Faustino Rivero Ulecia Reserva 2018

Faustino Rivera Ulecia Reserva 2018
$50, 13.5% alcohol, cork, Rioja (Spain)
Tempranillo-garnacha blend.

The linger of flavour through the finish of this wine is very good, if not excellent. It’s not a big wine but it has ample substance, albeit complemented by some general mellowing courtesy of age. Black cherry, smoked meats, fragrant herbs and leather-like characters purr through the palate before peanut shell and peanut oil notes rise through the finish. The finesse of the tannin is a key feature of this wine, as indeed is a smoky/minerally aspect to the aftertaste. In short, this is a pretty classy wine. 94 points.

Campbell Mattinson

Campbell Mattinson has been an independent journalist, wine critic and photographer for forty years. He founded The Winefront, is a former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion (and former editor of Halliday magazine), and is the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He is 100% independent, and tastes between 5,000 and 10,000 wines each year, blind and in comparative brackets as often as is practicable.

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