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• jwilkey Likes this wine: 93 points

  January 12, 2021 - This wine from Rioja Alavesa and Bodegas Casado Morales has a wonderful crimson color and slow legs. The vintner uses no filtration and so there is moderate sediment in the bottle. It has a beautiful aroma with hints of blackberry, blueberry, red currant, cinnamon and raisin. A little sharp when first opened, it mellowed beautifully over an hour of decanting. A 2005 vintage, this wine still has many more years in the bottle. its smooth, polished texture and medium full body was further enhanced by a wonderful taste hinting of strawberry, blackberry, blueberry, black currant, with a spicy hint of cinnamon and raisin. The wine has a polished texture with a medium finish and medium to high acidity. This wine was originally rated a 93 by the old Robert Parker group. I tasted one bottle when I first purchased it in 2014. As I recall it seemed very harsh, tannic and strong. This is the first of the remaining 11 bottles that I laid up. I'll be looking forward to continuing to sample this excellent wine. Although the bottles were stored on their sides, the cork was pretty flakey and difficult to remove.

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• jwilkey Likes this wine: 92 points

  December 31, 2019 - This ruby colored Tempranillo has slow legs with no noticeable sediment in the bottle. It has a nose of strawberry, blackberry and cassis with similar tastes. It is a medium body wine with a very smooth texture, a wonderful aroma and taste and a pleasant finish with medium acidity. I bought three cases in early 2014 with one case used as a gift, one finished and we chose the first bottle of the last case to accompany a beautiful roasted lamb shank New Years eve dinner. Everyone thought the wine excellent. I judged it to be continuing to improve. I would be comfortable extending the drink dates on this wine to 2030.

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• DStone Likes this wine: 92 points

  September 9, 2018 - Still showing good fruit and a nice acidity. Would be great with food, tomato-based sauces, etc.

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• putter520 wrote: 86 points

  March 31, 2017 - Unbalanced.

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• multimax wrote: 89 points

  February 19, 2017 - Medium(+) intense mature nose of ripe cherry, vanilla- and coconut-oak, marzipan and coffee.
  Similar flavors on the palate, some additional blueberry, medium(+)-bodied and intense. Very ripe tannins and just enough acidity. A bit chalky. Long, but not very complex finish. Agreeable wine without too much tension or complexity but still enough freshness.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• Type Red
• Producer Bodegas Casado Morales
• Varietal Tempranillo Blend
• Designation Reserva Seleccion Privada
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Spain
• Region La Rioja
• SubRegion La Rioja Alavesa
• Appellation Rioja
• UPC Code 830293004078

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• In Cellars 135 (34%)
• Consumed 264 (66%)

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