Hacienda Monasterio Reserva - 2014 - Bodegas Hacienda Monasterio

robert parkerThe 2014 Reserva has a jammy nose with notes of toffee-caramel (dulce de leche, and not because I've just returned from Argentina!), very ripe plums and cherries without being overripe. The reservas are always 80% Tempranillo and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, but this 2014 was bottled in September 2014, so it was nearly two years in barrique as it was a powerful, ripe harvest and Peter Sisseck is experimenting with longer aging. It's an opulent, ripe, hedonistic Ribera with a medium-bodied palate; it's more fluid than I expected, nicely textured and rich without excess. A ripe, showy reserva. 17,169 bottles. I tasted the latest releases from Hacienda Monasterio with winemaker Peter Sisseck. They are, year in and year out, among the best and most reliable wines from Ribera del Duero, with a superb Crianza in 2012, possibly their best ever. Even if the wines are not cheap, they are very good value for the quality they deliver.I also had the chance to catch up and drink a bottle of their 1996 Crianza, a particular favorite of mine, with proprietor Carlos del Río and his son, a few weeks later; it remains a superb wine, still young and lively. They have recently bought a majority share of the Montecastro winery also in Ribera del Duero to produce a complementary range of wines (read cheaper) to those from Monasterio.The 2014 Reserva has a jammy nose with notes of toffee-caramel (dulce de leche, and not because I've just returned from Argentina!), very ripe plums and cherries without being overripe. The reservas are always 80% Tempranillo and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, but this 2014 was bottled in September 2014, so it was nearly two years in barrique as it was a powerful, ripe harvest and Peter Sisseck is experimenting with longer aging. It's an opulent, ripe, hedonistic Ribera with a medium-bodied palate; it's more fluid than I expected, nicely textured and rich without excess. A ripe, showy reserva. 17,169 bottles. I tasted the latest releases

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