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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.9 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 313 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by wino121 on 12/5/2023 & rated 92 points: What a great bottle, still in the drinking good window.
Liquid velvet is a good description.
Drink now…2026? (331 views) | | | Tasted by chifred on 5/14/2022: gave to ken and alan hostess gift did not open (1181 views) | | | Tasted by thejaffer on 2/2/2022 & rated 93 points: Very smooth, Bordeauxesque. Completely resolved tannins. Beautiful nose of mature fruits, tobacco. (1353 views) | | | Tasted by KaupCava on 11/24/2021 & rated 91 points: Still a beauty
Perhaps on the hill downward as the fruit is softened, dark and slightly pruned
But that well aged nose and milky fruit is appreciated for its age (1475 views) | | | Tasted by Napacablover on 10/9/2021 & rated 92 points: Very good! (1554 views) | | | Tasted by wino121 on 8/23/2021 & rated 92 points: Vinturied into decant and consumed over several hours,
Seemed a bit past prime with the primary fruit fading.
That said very good but probably better 2 years ago plus …
Drink now thru now. (1410 views) | | | Tasted by KaupCava on 7/13/2021 & rated 94 points: Mint, black cherry, eucalyptus on the nose
Currant, tar, black fruit
Great fruit acid balance
Lingering finish
Stored in 55F cellar (966 views) | | | Tasted by misco on 4/17/2020 & rated 89 points: Still drinking nicely (1489 views) | | | Tasted by SICILIAN-SOLE on 4/1/2020 & rated 89 points: Faded dark fruit with a slight stewed quality. Acidity on the low side. Past peak, drink now. (1403 views) | | | Tasted by jonboy74 on 3/25/2020 & rated 90 points: This wine is OK, probably in decline. First sip was a huge punch of anise on the tongue, overwhelming other aromas. Not a lot of oak, nice mild tannins on the finish. Not as good as some other vintages I've had. Wouldn't seek this vintage out again. (1498 views) | | | Tasted by gcarl on 1/19/2020 & rated 92 points: No change in impressions from the last 2.5 years. A steal 10.5 years ago at $16 at Cabrini wines. (1521 views) | | | Tasted by gcarl on 9/17/2019 & rated 92 points: Very dark in the glass after a 90 min decant before re-bottling for blind tasting. Fruit forward with some chocolate and tobacco in the background. Velvet on the palate. Still have one more in the cellar. (1678 views) | | | Tasted by GGinSF on 7/21/2019 & rated 90 points: While a couple years past its peak, this is still drinking well. Blackberry, black cherry, and a healthy but not overwhelming dose of oak. (1322 views) | | | Tasted by thebonnydooner on 6/23/2019 & rated 90 points: Deep dark and pretty ripe. Seems pretty modern with noticable oak. Dark Cherry and dark plum fruit, for sure sweet, candied finish but with sorm acidity and mellow tannins. Comes across as a little hot. This is a decent wine, think it was probably meant to be drunk younger. Very nice though. (1309 views) | | | Tasted by Viking 61 on 5/17/2019 & rated 92 points: Drinking great after one hour decant. Still has a couple of years left. Tart Marciano cherries at first that softened and eventually bowed to light dark lum with dark chocolate powder. Much better juice than the 2015 drank last week which seemed thin and ultra modern. (1382 views) | | | Tasted by doggman on 5/1/2019 & rated 92 points: Hey, it’s still a viable wine - I was surprised! Poured from the bottle, no decant. Good from sip to swallow. Very dark, full on the tongue. Wraps up nicely. It could probably go a couple more years with choice provenance. (1281 views) | | | Tasted by Viking 61 on 11/25/2018 & rated 91 points: Ready to go with an hour decant. Simply wonderful with aged gouda. Drink now. (1582 views) | | | Tasted by Napacablover on 6/3/2018 & rated 92 points: A great wine for the $! (2125 views) | | | Tasted by kerv22 on 4/7/2018 & rated 93 points: Spectacular! (2081 views) | | | Tasted by dankrems on 3/17/2018 & rated 92 points: Excellent balance of blackberry, boysenberry, leather, tobacco, and a hint of tar. This wine aged beautifully and will reward those who held and waited. Enjoy! (1965 views) | | | Tasted by Sourdough on 12/17/2017 & rated 92 points: Dark, silky. Drinking beautifully. Probably a bit past peak but lovely. Rich! Earthy, leather and tannin. Perhaps a bit short in acid. (2066 views) | | | Tasted by Filippo on 9/9/2017 & rated 93 points: Perfect now but can easily last 5+ more years. Very rich and modern. Wonderful although this modern treatment hides a bit the varietal. (2131 views) | | | Tasted by gcarl on 7/18/2017 & rated 92 points: Well liked by others at tasting, bold fruit, earth,tobacco on nose. Velvet on palate, with dark fruit/chocolate. A great QPR at $16 delivered (2085 views) | | | Tasted by rmalloy on 6/18/2017 & rated 92 points: Nose of chocolate, smoke, and dark. Asian spices. Hot (alcoholic). Difficult to penetrate (or maybe just not the most exuberantly aromatic of wines). But voluptuous and delicious on the palate. Chocolate-covered ripe black cherries. Moderate tannins. Could age for quite a while. I would say this has nothing in common with the tempranillo wines I most often drink (traditional Rioja); they’re polar opposites. This would be a good wine to try for fans of Chateauneuf du Pape. I’ve heard tempranillo described as a “chameleon” grape, and I think that’s true. I know what traditional Rioja tastes like, I have a pretty good idea what modern Rioja tastes like, but I don’t know what tempranillo tastes like. (2337 views) | | | Tasted by TwoTakos on 1/30/2017 & rated 92 points: Cork broke in half while opening, and I'm thinking uh oh....but happily it's still a big wine upfront, fairly young even after 11 years in the cellar. Lots of dark fruit flavors with a nice lingering cherry finish. If it's been stored well this could easily go another 5-7 years or more, so no need to rush it. (2831 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Spain is the third largest wine producing nation in the world, occupying the majority of the Iberian Peninsula with vast diversity in climate, culture, and of course, wine. From inky, dark reds of the [Priorat] to dry, white Finos from Andalusia, Spain can easily boast of elaborating a wide variety of notable styles. Within Spain there are currently 62 demarcated wine regions, of which a handful have gained international recognition: [Rioja], Priorat and [Ribera del Duero]. Yet these regions are only a small sample of the high quality wines Spain produces. Regions such as Cava, Penedes, Somontano, Galicia, Rueda and Jerez are only a few of the numerous regions worthy of exploration throughout Spain. Spain can also lay claim to having the most land under vine in the world, growing up to, by some accounts, 600 indigenous varietals of which Tempranillo is their most well known. Other popular varietals include [Garnacha], Bobal and Monastrell for reds and for whites; the infamous [sic] Palomino Fino grape which is used in the production of sherry wine, Pedro Ximenez in Montilla Morilles, Albarino used in the creation of the bright, effervescent wines of Galicia, and Verdejo in Rueda. - Source: - Catavino.net
Spain is not in the forefront of winemaking for its dessert wines, other than for its sweet wines from Sherry country including the highly revered Olorosos (when sweetened). But apart from Sherry Spain has a range of styles of dessert wines, ranging from the those made from the Pedro Ximenez grape primarily in Jerez and Montilla-Moriles) to luscious, red dessert wines made in the Mediterranean from the Garnacha (Grenache) grape. Some good Moscatels are made in Mallorca, Alicante and Navarre. The northwest corner of Spain, Galicia, with its bitter Atlantic climate, is even making dessert wines, called “Tostadillos” in the village of Ribadivia (similar to France’s “Vin de Paille”). The Canary Islands have made interesting dessert wines for centuries (they are mentioned by Shakespeare, for example) and in recent years the quality of winemaking has been improved and the Canary Islands wines are being better marketed now. The winemaking styles for “Vinos Dulces” are also diverse, from “Late Harvest” (Vendimia Tardía) to “Fortified Wines” (Fermentación Parcial). Based on in-spain.info.Castilla y León Castilla y León Wine (Turismo Castilla y León )Toro Wines of Toro |
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