3/25/2024 - WoodieBayArea wrote:

think this has 1-2 points of upside with some more age... if I can I'll try to drink most of my remaining ten btls in the 2030's or even 40's... decanted this about three hours before dinner, then drank over two hours while eating, on pnp it was dark brooding and with a true sense of oak on the palate, and a big nose for sure, with air (I wish I had given in more, will try for 6-7 hours next time) it softened a bit frankly and was elegant but a little mellow in terms of the flavors... maybe in a tiny bit of closed down state??

3/10/2024 - Cake & Fine Wine wrote:

Third time I’ve had this….and I’d say the least good. Usually fantastic and excellent value…this time tightly wound, even after 3hrs air.

12/27/2023 - jkvedar Likes this wine:

Possibly going through a “dumb phase”. Poured into a decanter and after an hour or so, the nose showed the faintest hint of Nebbiolo markers, I.e roses, tar, etc. nothing wrong on the palate, but nothing terribly exciting either. Tannins are softened and the acidity is w touch less prominent than I would expect. I don’t have any more but if I did, I wouldn’t know to drink or hold

9/16/2023 - Srabkin90 Likes this wine:

Short decant and into the glass.

Brickish color. On the nose dusty leather, oak and tobacco. Initial sips yielded pencil shavings, toasted oak and subdued vanilla. Tertiary notes of balsamic, black pepper and smoke. Decent finish.

Med bodied, bone dry, smooth and still had some acidity. Though much of the fruit had fallen away, this had depth.

Great age on this one and it is likely at the tail end of its drinking window. For the price, this is unbeatable as an aged Rioja. Paired with pizza and will sip again.

9/11/2023 - Goodwine4ever wrote:

Nez pétrolé, Fruits absents, un vin axé sur la mineralité, vraiment sans intérêt et décevant

8/25/2023 - dbkitc wrote:

Excellent wine that is just a baby at six years old. Light golden color. Melon and yellow fruit - good depth - also some youthful grassiness. A little bit of soap. Big palate - coiled. This is absolutely serious. Good now but will be better in 2026. Much better than the 2014. (92+)

5/28/2023 - DFBW Does not like this wine:

A lot of chat on CT about bottle variation but three dodgy ones in a row tells a different story to me. Tastes tired and lifeless. Lacks any vibrancy, fruit or freshness. Over the hill - ignore the drinking window and definitely don't wait until 2040!

5/10/2023 - MC2 Wines wrote:

Knights of Alba (KOA) NY Intronization - May 2023 (NY Private Club): Darker fruits, more tannins, very young even though it’s got 10 years. Very brooding in style. More drying tannin. It had been opened earlier in the night and evolved a bit in the glass but for me was in perhaps a bit of a quiet phase at the moment. Not quite the young fruit forward style but nor yet having the time to have really matured into some of the secondary.