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Recorba Reserva Ribera del Duero
($30) Bright ruby. Ripe cherry and plum aromas are complemented by dark chocolate and roasted coffee. Fleshy and sweet, with cherry-vanilla and spice flavors and firm tannins. The oak is pretty strong here and I wonder whether the fruit will be able to withstand it for much longer. Finishes with good length and strong vanillin oakiness.
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Recorba Ribera del Duero
($12) Vivid ruby-red. Cherry, musky herbs and flowers on the nose. Light in body and pleasantly bitter, offering zesty red fruit flavors and a darker note of licorice. Finishes with decent persistence and a peppery quality. I'd serve this lightly chilled.
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Recorba Rose Ribera del Duero
($11) Vivid pink color. Candied raspberry and cherry on the nose, with a hint of orange peel adding energy. Tangy red berry flavors are sharply defined and very fresh, with a zesty citrus quality adding cut and thrust. Plump but energetic, with good finishing clarity and a lingering note of bitter orange.
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 Recorba Rueda
($11; 60% verdejo and 40% viura) Light yellow. Assertive aromas of white grapefruit, lime and white flowers, with a strong undercurrent of talc. Spicy citrus and green apple on the palate, with a jolt of white pepper adding bite. A very refreshing wine with good finishing cut and tangy persistence.
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