Viñedos de Páganos Rioja El Puntido Gran Reserva 2014 (750ml) *
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Description
A Gran Reserva from Rioja carries a long apprenticeship in oak and bottle before release, and this bottling from Viñedos de Páganos leans into that tradition. The 2014 comes from high-density trellised vines within the El Puntido site, a Tempranillo-led red blend given a special selection and extended handling: 28 months in new French oak Bordeaux barrels before bottling. The growing season was not an easy one, with rain arriving just before harvest, and the result reflects the cooler, more restrained side of the vintage rather than sheer power.
What stands out first is the brightness. Considerable acidity keeps everything fresh and lively, framing red fruit that runs from strawberry and raspberry to wild cherry and fresh plum. Around it move dried herbs, vine blossom, thyme and a touch of olive, with the tertiary notes of a wine that has begun to develop. The palate is full-bodied but understated, its weight carried on fine tannins that give a silky, agile feel. It drinks beautifully now and has the structure to keep evolving over the next decade or more.
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Expert Reviews
Yet another remarkable wine from Marcos Eguren, the 2014 El Puntido Gran Reserva is from a small portion of El Puntido planted to high-density trellised vines. There’s a pure expression of the site from the special selection of grapes that led to long aging before barrel fermentation and 28 months of aging in new French oak Bordeaux barrels. The wine was bottled in March 2017. The vintage was difficult because of rain falling 10 days before harvest, but the result here is a bright wine of considerable acidity that tastes fresh and alive in lovely strawberry, raspberry, and dried herb, with understated, full-bodied weight and breadth. Drinking beautifully now, it shows the ability to shine another 10-15 years. (Jeb Dunnuck, November 2025)
The 2014 Gran Reserva El Puntido was aged for 28 months in new Bordeaux barrels of French oak and shows developing tertiary complexity. Aromas move from herbs and vine blossom to wild cherry and fresh plum, with subtle aging notes, olive tones and thyme from the oak. With more time in bottle, integration deepens, while lively acidity and fine tannins shape a silky, agile palate. Transparent and nuanced, it already suggests the cooler character of the vintage. (Vinous, April 2026)