Community Tasting Notes 18

• galewskj wrote: 91 points

  December 10, 2020 - There nose has red fruit and tar. The palate is full of leather, certainly some earth is present. There's still gobs of fruit, but the fruit is not in the spotlight. Overall, there is a hedonistic or slightly unrefined aspect to this wine. While it's balanced, no high alcohol, nothing really out of place, it definitely seems rustic. Which, if you enjoy leather and earth like me, no problem there. But it doesn't have the style to elevate it to the top of the wine heap. Still, for a simple Spanish wine, this has aged beautifully and it's rather incredible that it has become something special in 11 years.

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• Kentw wrote: 89 points

  November 5, 2020 - My last bottle. It is now quite smooth with a soft finish. Nicely balanced and easy drinking. Food friendly. Quite enjoyable now but no fireworks.

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• galewskj wrote: 90 points

  October 17, 2020 - Soft, mello and in a good place.

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• Kentw wrote: 88 points

  July 23, 2019 - Better than last bottle but is now missing the character from several years ago. Was hoping that it gets better with aging but has back tracked in the past year. Full body with dark fruits, mostly blackberry. Has good level of acidity on the back-end. Better with food than on its own. A decent Ribera at this point but not exceptional.

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• Kentw wrote: 86 points

  January 1, 2019 - This bottle was not as good as the last. Finding variation of bottles in spanish wines more than expected or is this in a dumb stage? I am getting variation issues from several brands. Improves and opens up with air but was quite muted and not impressive on opening. But ends up being an ok but not spectacular wine. Dark, full bodied with restrained flavors.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2009
• Type Red
• Producer Bodegas Resalte de Peñafiel
• Varietal Tempranillo
• Designation Crianza
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Spain
• Region Castilla y León
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Ribera del Duero
• UPC Code 8436029200503

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• In Cellars 81 (23%)
• Consumed 268 (77%)

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