In the glass

Medium-bodiedMedium tanninHigh acidityDryLong finish

Aroma: red and black cherry, cedar, dried herb, spice

Palate: red fruit, fine tannin, savoury, mineral

The estate's core Tempranillo from Briones: polished and savoury with a mineral lift, the accessible entry to the Allende style.

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.

History

Allende Tinto is the estate's core red, a pure Tempranillo from Briones.

  1. 1995 — First Allende vintage as the estate was founded

Facts

Producer
Finca Allende
Grapes
Tempranillo (100%)
Classification
DOCa Rioja
Oak
Around 18 months in French oak
ABV
14.0%
Price
EUR 18 to 30 at retail
Drinking window
5 to 18 from vintage
First vintage
1995

Scores

  • Tim Atkin 92 (2018 vintage, reviewed 2022)

Tags

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