LLEIROSO RESERVA ESPECIAL SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ 2014… 91 POINTS TIM ATKIN

LLEIROSO RESERVA 2015… 91 POINTS TIM ATKIN

LLEIROSO CRIANZA 2017… 90 POINTS TIM ATKIN

The prestigious wine critic Tim Atkin has given excellent ratings to Bodegas Lleiroso in a recent tasting of Ribera del Duero wines, organised by the Castilla y León regional government.

91 points for Lleiroso Reserva Especial Sergio Hernández 2014, 91 points for Lleiroso Reserva 2015 and 90 points for Lleiroso Crianza 2017.

Tim Atkin is a renowned wine writer and a Master of Wine with 35 years’ experience. He writes and contributes to different prestigious international wine magazines, such as Decanter, Harpers and The Drinks Business, and is the joint president of one of the most established wine challenges in the world: The International Wine Challenge.

LLEIROSO RESERVA ESPECIAL SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ 2014

Lleiroso’s Reserva comes from comparatively low-lying (for Ribera) vineyards of 80 years’ old in Valbuena de Duero. Barrel-aged for 48 months, it’s a smooth, nicely mature Tinto Fino from the cooler 2014 vintage, with leafy, tobacco leaf and fresh leather aromas, fine-boned tannins, subtle oak and a core of sweet red fruits. 2021-25

LLEIROSO RESERVA 2015

Part of a very well-made range from this up-and-coming Valbuena de Duero bodega, this is a Ribera del Duero for people who like their reds with a little bottle and barrel age and some balsamic sweetness. Perfumed and savoury, it displays well-integrated French oak, some tannic grip and good palate length. 2021-24

LLEIROSO CRIANZA 2017

A Crianza that over-delivers on the palate, this varietal Tinto Fino hails from clay and limestone soils at 780 metres in Valbuena de Duero. Fresh, youthful and sensitively oaked with lots of vibrant raspberry and red cherry fruit, smooth tannins and appealing focus and balance. 2021-24