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• Tudz Drkl Likes this wine:

  May 15, 2021 - The 2 Decades Before the Millenium (Vino Sustinemus Clubhouse): Good red fruits with cherry and especially strawberry. Oak well integrated and no heavy presence here. Perfumed and smoky with good balance. Not over the hill but showing some age. Very enjoyable bottle.

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• walkerjfw wrote: 93 points

  June 26, 2020 - Dinner and outdoor movie - (Harry/Anne/Joe/Wendy/Bill/AshleyDavid/Andrea) (Chez Skops, Princeton NJ): Lone bottle in my cellar of this wine, a magnum purchased at the winery in Briones Spain and "sherpa'd" back in my luggage in 2014. A great tasting at the winery, but did not have this vintage on our visit...purchased on their recommendation. Decanted and re-bottled about 90 minutes prior to drinking.
  
  Deep brick red color, tinge of tawny. Nose showing red berries, almonds, herbs, cocoa, cigar. Palate of leathery red fruits, cigar box, vanilla, coconut(?). Though the mid palate picked up some brown sugar, caramelized notes. Medium weight, long and supple finish
  
  Really great showing on this evening, at 25 years old this is nicely aged, nuanced, great textures throughout. Well stored bottles could go a while... but worth opening one now if you have more than one. Interesting and unique rioja..

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• Yassine23 Likes this wine:

  February 21, 2017 - Medium ruby, pronounced aromas of chocolate and pecan, some oak. High tannin, good acidity, medium finish. Surprising that at 22 years of age, this wine is still quite youthful in color.

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• iPiotr Likes this wine: 92 points

  January 10, 2015 - Noble, gentle, subtle and complex. A sophisticated pleasure to drink.

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• tbjerre@live.com wrote: 93 points

  July 11, 2011 - Always fantastic to open such a big bottle, and always interesting to find out how the wine have evolved. Wine was well balanced, and had a lot of finesse. No doubt that this bottle could have been kept for another 15-20 years without going down. Salute to Mr. Merino

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1995
• Type Red
• Producer Miguel Merino
• Varietal Tempranillo Blend
• Designation Gran Reserva
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Spain
• Region La Rioja
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Rioja

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• In Cellars 3 (20%)
• Consumed 12 (80%)

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