Baigorri Crianza 2020

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Baigorri Crianza 2020.

Baigorri Crianza 2020
$28, 14.5%, cork, Rioja/Spain.

This is mostly made with tempranillo though grenache and a few other bits and bobs are in the mix. It’s matured in both French and American oak, and is bottled unfined and unfiltered.

It’s flavoursome, it’s creamy, it’s laced with graphite, black cherry and redcurrant, and it carries notes of green olives and vanilla. It’s rich but well mannered, is the take-home, with just enough tannin to keep the finish tidy and dry. This wine is good for both character and value. 91 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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Mattinson is also the founder of the Mattinson Photography business.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com
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