Lopez de Heredia Cubillo Crianza 2010

Winemaker Notes
Clear, bright ruby. Fresh and slight aroma to licorice with consistent texture and persistent aroma. Smooth, fresh and persistent.
Blend: 65% Tempranillo, 25% Garnacho, 10% Mazuelo and Graciano

Critical Acclaim

James Suckling
Cubillo is a very focused and quite crisp style of red that has spent three years in barrique and then in larger cask to wait for bottling, which happens two years before the expected release. The richness and depth of complex dried wood and spice here is seamlessly sewn into the dried red and dark cherries. The palate is pinned around a fresh-blackberry core that marries still sweet fruit to more savory style. Long and balanced. The tannins are fine yet assertive. It freshens into the finish nicely. Drink or hold.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2010 Viña Cubillo Tinto Crianza is superb and shows great depth and nuance, with great freshness, and the red cherries are complemented by notes of blood oranges, nutmeg and other spices. It has a soft and harmonious palate, with great balance and very good freshness. 90,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in April 2017.

Tim Atkin
Cubillo, like Tondonia and Bosconia, is a single vineyard wine that’s always sold as a Crianza but can "keep for 20 years", according to María José López de Heredia. Made with a classic blend of Tempranillo with 20% Garnacha and 10% Mazuelo and Graciano, it has mint and dried herb notes and a patina of sweet vanilla oak. 2019-25. Alcohol: 12.5

Wine & Spirits
An estategrown blend of tempranillo (65 percent), garnacha (25 percent), graciano and mazuelo, this is a classical, earthy Rioja with scents of anise and cool, lasting spice. It’s lean, peppery and gentle, deliciously mature, ready to serve with roast fish in a mushroom and Rioja reduction.