Community Tasting Note

• KeithAkers wrote: 91 points

  September 23, 2019 - Dinner at Tango Sur (tango sur, chicago IL): Right away, this is classic LdH as there is a real distinctive sourness to the fruit with raspberries, sour red cherries, red fruits, dried herbs, dill notes, violets, vanilla beans, tobacco leaf, and some leather notes. The Medium bodied feel is lively and lengthy with some jagged edges backed up by tart, medium+ acidity and slightly stiff, medium+ tannins. The acidity has some sting and this could likely use a few more years to fully come together.

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• Mark1npt commented:

  8/19/22, 6:07 AM - Hi....would a decant help ease the sting or change the 'sour' on the fruit at this point? How long?

• KeithAkers commented:

  8/19/22, 8:58 AM - Hello,
  
  I don’t think a decant would change any of that. Both of them are hallmarks of winemaking and traditionally made Rioja imo and I wouldn’t want them changed at all! A sourness to the red fruits is usually a marker for me when tasting Rioja blind (after the structure) and LdH makes their wines with a bit of volatility. I really enjoy these aspects and they are part of the overall picture on the wine.
  
  Cheers!

• Mark1npt commented:

  8/19/22, 9:51 AM - Thanks for the info, Keith. I'm rather new to Rioja and have a couple of these in my cellar. Hopefully, getting to Spain next year to nose around and learn more. Cheers!

• KeithAkers commented:

  8/19/22, 10:13 AM - I hear ya! I’ll be quickly visiting Rioja in a little over a month, but it won’t be close to enough to get a better feel for the region.
  
  I’ve been deeply enjoying Spanish wine for a few years now and it feels like a new discovery!

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