Rioja La Nieta Vinedos de Paganos 2023 (750ML)

98 Points, Luis Gutierrez, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "The single-vineyard Tempranillo 2023 La Nieta comes from the 1.75-hectare vineyard that names the wine. It was planted in 1975 on silt, clay and sandstone soils in Páganos (Laguardia) at 525 meters above sea level and is worked biodynamically (but not certified). The hand-destemmed grapes fermented in small 2,500-liter oak vats with yeasts selected from their vineyards and matured in new French oak barrels for 16 months. It's surprising how integrated the oak is, considering the new barrels, but the wine has such an intensity that it can take the oak and still come thorough as perfumed, elegant and nuanced, open and expressive. It comes in at 14.5% alcohol, with a pH of 3.7 and 5.88 grams of acidity and super fine tannins. This is often my favorite wine from the Eguren family, and this is a year of finesse and elegance. 5,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2025." 03/26