La Dama - Bodegas Aldonia
Gabriella
- 2005 Bodegas Aldonia Rioja La Dama - Spain, La Rioja, Rioja (4/8/2008)
Wow, gorgeous dark ruby in color, so clear and vibrant, I’m tempted to just to stare at its beauty. On the nose, the wine is restrained to me, showing faint aromas of dark cherry and dark spices under a nice thick cloud of rose and violets. In the mouth, this wine shows vibrant acidity, almost racy, with fine smooth tannins and and medium body. After two sips, I’m still trying to find my way behind those tannins, searching for whats beyond the retrained dark cherry flavors, but with time, I think those dark mineral flavors will sneak their way out. 4/5
Ryan
This is dark, dark, juice, purple to the core. The nose is a modern wine through and through. Big modern black fruits, anise, clove, allspice, and mature wood. Really a great nose to keep you nose in the glass for. In the mouth this wine is fully dry with a nice richness of tannins, medium acidity and great wood integration. Violets, black fruits, smokey minerals, a bit too much oak, though a wine that show’s potential. A young winery, making modern wines that are not ghastly. 4/5