It's great when wineries can offer mature vintages, as is the case with the 2009 El Pedrosal Reserva, a wine that has rested in bottle since January 2012 and has had time to develop a complex bouquet and polish and resolve its tannins. The nose is reminiscent of truffles and autumn forest, not unlike some mature old Burgundy, with hints of iodine and soy sauce, savory and quite complex. This has aged really well (their wines usually do), and it's ready for prime-time drinking, but there should be no rush... Robert Parker Wine Advocate
Adam Beasley
Resolved and drinking well, this was a pleasantly old school in its style. Dark stewed fruit, leather, turned earth, grandma closet on the nose. Good structure all around and an appropriate use of oak that doesn’t take away from the balance of the wine. Very enjoyable.
Resolved and drinking well, this was a pleasantly old school in its style. Dark stewed fruit, leather, turned earth, grandma closet on the nose. Good structure all around and an appropriate use of oak that doesn’t take away from the balance of the wine. Very enjoyable.
9.0Evan Bienstock
Very rustic and old world style. The way I like it. A little short on the finish but very very enjoyable.
Very rustic and old world style. The way I like it. A little short on the finish but very very enjoyable.
9.2WARNING: DRINKING DISTILLED SPIRITS, BEER, COOLERS, WINE AND OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY INCREASE CANCER RISK, AND, DURING PREGNANCY, CAN CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS.