Casa La Rad, Solarce Tinto, Rioja Oriental, Spain 2020

92
Tasted by: Sarah Jane Evans MW
(at Rioja Oriental Regional Profile Tasting, 20 Dec 2022)
Drinking Window: 2023 - 2025
This blend of Tempranillo with Garnacha, Mazuela and Graciano is a real character. Lively and aromatic, packed with dark fruit and wild herbs. In the mouth it's full-bodied, fresh, fleshy, supple and spicy with a piquant note. On the finish it's lightly drying, with a savoury edge, and a warm sweep of alcohol. Astonishing value, snap it up!
92
Drinking Window: 2023 - 2025
Astonishing value, snap it up! Lively, aromatic, packed with dark fruit and wild herbs. In the mouth it's full-bodied, fresh, fleshy,upple and spicy with a piquant note. On the finish it's lightly drying, with a savoury edge, and a warm sweep of alcohol. A real character.
92
Tasted by: Sarah Jane Evans MW
(at Top tips for buying Rioja tasting, 02 Mar 2024)
Drinking Window: 2024 - 2026
Casa La Rad comes from Rioja Oriental. This is a forthright wine with plenty of fresh, almost crunchy red cherry and redcurrant fruit, alongside dried herbs, firm tannins and a warming lift of alcohol to wrap round the finish. Inevitably the price has risen recently, but it still remains good value.
Casa La Rad, Solarce Tinto, Rioja Oriental, Spain 2020
Producer
Casa La Rad
Brand
Solarce
Vintage
2020
Wine Type
Still
Colour
Red
Country
Spain
Region
Northern Spain
Appellation
Rioja
Sweetness
Dry
Closure
Cork
Alcohol
14.00%
Body
Full
Oak
Lightly Oaked
Grapes
Mazuelo
Tempranillo