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

This article was written by Campbell Mattinson, former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion book, former editor of Halliday magazine, former editor of Australian Sommelier Magazine and founder of the highly respected The Winefront site.

Mattinson has been an independent wine critic and photo-journalist since 1987. He’s the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He’s a past winner of a Louis Roederer International Wine Media Award; is the author of the award-winning book The Wine Hunter; and is the author of the best-selling novel We Were Not Men. He’s also a winner of a St Kilda Film Festival Award (as writer-director) and is a former winner of the prized Best Australian Sports Writing Award.

Mattinson, who is 100% independent, puts a score out of 100 on every wine that he reviews. But what he’d rather do, is tell you the wine’s story.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com
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