By Bodegas Briego
2016 Adalid Reserva Ribera del Duero

Technical Details
Grape Variety: Tempranillo
Aging: At least 12 months in French and American oak
Alcohol: 14.50%

Tasting Notes
Red color with medium-high intensity and teak tones on the edge of the glass. Spectacular intensity highlighting black fruits, violets, and cocoa. A hint of dairy. The elegant wood creates a toasted background with kitchen spices. The excellent symbiosis of ripe tannins from black fruits with the essence of wood creates a complex intensity of flavors: licorice, toffee, and American tobacco.
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Bodegas Briego 2016 Adalid Reserva Tempranillo (Ribera del Duero)
From: Ribera del Duero, Northern Spain, Spain
Rating: 94
Winery: Bodegas Briego
Region: Northern Spain
Alcohol: 14.50%
Variety: Tempranillo
Wine Type: Red
Bottle Size: 750.00 ml
Publication Date: 9/1/2023
Deep ruby-colored in the glass, this intriguing wine has aromas of red plum and blueberry. In the mouth bright fruit flavors dance across your tongue and are accented by dried sage and rosemary and freshly ground white pepper wrapped in a cloak of slowly dissolving velvety tannins.
Reviewed By: Mike DeSimone

BRIEGO Ribera del Duero Reserva 'Adalid' 2016
Rating: 93
Value: $45
Drink: 2023-2033
Country: Spain
Region: Castilla y Leon
Appellation: Ribera del Duero
Editor: J. D'Angelo
Issue: October, 2022
Importer: Votto Vines
The 2016 Ribera del Duero Reserva 'Adalid' is a lovely showing. It begins with inviting aromatics of dark cherries, blackberries and dark plums followed by vanilla, spices, cigar box and leather nuances. This is medium to full-bodied and a firm texture framed by a nice touch of underlying acidity guiding it into the long finish. A wonderful effort which should continue to evolve for at least a decade.

Bodegas Briego Adalid Reserva 2016
Rating: 93
Alcohol: 14.50%
Drinking Window: 2022-28
Source: Ribera del Duero 2021 Special Report
Adalid uses fruit from Bodegas Briego's home vineyard in high-altitude Fompedraza with a focus on parcels of sandy loam soils. Exhibiting the freshness and "Atlantic" flavours of a cooler, high-yielding vintage, this is deftly wooded in 50% new French and American barrels, with violet and vanilla spice top notes, fine-grained tannins, crunchy acidity and layers of raspberry and wild strawberry fruit.