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Robert Parker (92)
The red 2023 Predicador Tinto was produced with a blend of 91% Tempranillo, 4% Garnacha, 4% Mazuelo and 1% Graciano from different vineyards in San Vicente de la Sonsierra and Labastida. It fermented destemmed in oak vats and matured in French barriques, 10% of them new, for 18 months. It's oaky and ripe, with some earthiness and hints of licorice and fountain pen ink. It comes in at 15.34% alcohol and feels ripe and warm, keeping a pH of 3.45 and 5.9 grams of acidity. It's heady and with a dark and earthy profile of very ripe black fruit and abundant tannins. It's a bit over the top for my taste. It needs time and/or powerful food, but it is basically for fans of big, big reds. 85,000 bottles produced.
Vinous (91)
From San Vicente de la Sonsierra, the 2023 Tinto Predicador is composed of 91% Tempranillo, 4% Garnacha, 4% Mazuelo and 1% Graciano. Thirty percent aged in new oak, with the remainder in used barrels. Precise cherry and fresh plum lead the nose, framed by a balsamic lift and a note of forest floor that signals its origin. On the palate, it is dry and well-defined, with fine-grained Rioja tannins, finishing with a gentle imprint of oak that carries the length. Attractive and balanced, this is a modernized Rioja in its ABC form, with a subtle New World inflection in its fruit profile.
