In the glass

Full-bodiedMedium tanninHigh acidityDryVery Long finish

Aroma: dried cherry, tobacco, cedar, balsamic, truffle

Palate: macerated red fruit, leather, fine tannin, savoury

A revived traditional cuvee, long-aged in oak and bottle: savoury, complex and classical, the prestige red of the Muriel group.

What it pairs with

  • Cordero asado al sarmiento
    Vine-shoot-roasted suckling lamb is the canonical Rioja match; the wine's resolved tannins frame the sweet fat.
  • Chuleton de buey a la brasa Find chuleton de buey a la brasa on TableJourney →
    A thick aged-beef chop over embers meets the wine's savoury oak and grip.
  • Jamon iberico
    Cured Iberian ham echoes the wine's dried-cherry and leather register.
  • Roast partridge
    Game and the wine's truffle depth align.

History

Conde de los Andes is a historic label revived by Muriel as a traditional long-aged prestige red.

  1. 1973 — Conde de los Andes tradition continued under Muriel

Facts

Producer
Bodegas Muriel
Grapes
Tempranillo (100%)
Classification
DOCa Rioja
Oak
Around 24 months in oak, then long bottle ageing
ABV
14.0%
Price
EUR 30 to 55 at retail
Drinking window
8 to 25 from vintage
First vintage
1973

Scores

  • Tim Atkin 93 (2015 vintage, reviewed 2022)

Tags

cellar worthy dry full body high acid medium tannin mood contemplative mood elegant occasion cellar occasion special old world pairs with aged cheese pairs with game pairs with red meat price premium still red tempranillo
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