Gamey nose, with native grape notes - dry and floral. Lemony, but oddly flabby in the acidity department. Hollow mid palate. Ripe, almost viscous body. Interesting.
Slightly closed nose, with juicy dark fruit and dark chocolate. Smooth, ripe, very light tannins and acid, medium body. Juicy but not jammy. Peppery. Slightly simple, with lots of generic red fruit. $16
Not a great start on the nose - reminiscent of a cheap jug wine. Very juicy. Starts with a simple cherry Kool Aid taste, but evolves into an earthy finish with a little leather. Light tannins and acid, medium body. At its peak. New world style.
Very interesting nose - sour lambic beer, leather, a little shy. Smooth tannin and acid. Very earthy. Creamy. Light fruit. Perfect age. Lots of leather. Bubble gum notes on a second bottle. Juicy. A touch of licorice on finish. $52
Cloudy brick color. Earthy nose, with a little dark fruit, medicine and lambic sourness. Juicy, medium+ tannins, medium acidity and body. Great balance of oaky age and fruit. $40
NV Cristalino Cava Brut 89 Points
Spain, Cava
Crisp, leesy, a touch of sweetness. Lemon. Simple but very pleasant. $9
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2007 Bodegas Naia Rueda Naia 86 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Rueda
Gamey nose, with native grape notes - dry and floral. Lemony, but oddly flabby in the acidity department. Hollow mid palate. Ripe, almost viscous body. Interesting.
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2005 Vinícola del Priorat Priorat Ònix Clássic 87 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
Slightly closed nose, with juicy dark fruit and dark chocolate. Smooth, ripe, very light tannins and acid, medium body. Juicy but not jammy. Peppery. Slightly simple, with lots of generic red fruit. $16
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2006 Bodegas Borsao Garnacha Campo de Borja Tres Picos 87 Points
Spain, Aragón, Campo de Borja
Not a great start on the nose - reminiscent of a cheap jug wine. Very juicy. Starts with a simple cherry Kool Aid taste, but evolves into an earthy finish with a little leather. Light tannins and acid, medium body. At its peak. New world style.
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2002 Bodegas Protos Ribera del Duero Reserva 88 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero
Pencil lead nose. Medium tannin and acid, medium+ body. Pleasant balanced fruit and earth, but not interesting enough for this price level. $57
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2002 Eguren San Vicente Rioja 93 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Very interesting nose - sour lambic beer, leather, a little shy. Smooth tannin and acid. Very earthy. Creamy. Light fruit. Perfect age. Lots of leather. Bubble gum notes on a second bottle. Juicy. A touch of licorice on finish. $52
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2001 Celler Marti Fabra Empordà Masia Carreras 91 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Empordà
Cloudy brick color. Earthy nose, with a little dark fruit, medicine and lambic sourness. Juicy, medium+ tannins, medium acidity and body. Great balance of oaky age and fruit. $40
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