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• WineGuyX Likes this wine: 91 points

  February 17, 2024 - Beautiful nose of ripe black cherries, rosemary, thyme and spring flowers as well as old, wine-soaked wood. Med-full bodied, the tannins are fully resolved in this wine and it needs to be drunk soon. The flavors of cherry, laurel leaves and charred wood are supported by tangy acidity that makes this an excellent companion at the table. Drink now 91

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• Neurowine1 Likes this wine: 93 points

  August 28, 2022 - Mea culpa. Not sure if I just misjudged the last bottle or there is bottle variation, but this, my second and last btl of the 01 Vina Aliaga, is spectacular. Gorgeous black cherry, porcini mushrooms, prunes, and tar. Incredible texture with a Musigny-like silkiness. This is really spot on and speaks to incredible care and meticulous winemaking. Very very nice!

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• Aparritz wrote: 92 points

  July 4, 2022 - High hopes for this after so many years. It as perfectly lovely. Fully integrated tannins and a tangy ripe fruit profile. Not much depth IMO even after a good decant and a 2 hour dinner. Ready to drink but perhaps it needs even more air than I was able to give.

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• Neurowine1 wrote:

  April 21, 2022 - As I love Zimmerman, I will give him the benefit of the doubt here, and assume that had I drunk this wine upon receipt 5 or so years ago it would have been in a slightly better or different place. I always drink '01s on April 21st (my daughter's bday/year), and today being her 21st and she is in absentia I was looking for something different than the usual claret (the "big" '01s are still being held for more special days ahead). I like this wine, I really do, and the more I drink the more I see that it is very fine and carefully made. It is unmistakably Spanish and stuffed with ripe black cherry tempranillo fruit, black olives, rosemary, fig paste, and just a little bitter cocoa on the back end. There is a silkiness here, yes, but it just doesn't quite live up to the '98 Figeac meets Vega Sicilia narrative that made me buy it. I went deep in the '98 Right Bank and this just doesn't have those chops. But this is really nice, has aged well (needs decanting for gobs of sediment), help up admirably, and provides quite a bit of pleasure now. I think I should have pulled the cork earlier and I will try to get the 2nd bottle shortly. For the price, this is ridiculously good!

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• SpoochMan Likes this wine: 92 points

  January 30, 2022 - As noted previously, this has a touch of dried fruit character, but not too much. Paired nicely with chicken cacciatore. This is pretty smooth and still has plenty of fruit and energy. Doesn't taste over 20 years old. Probably no benefit from waiting on these, but I also don't think they go downhill soon. I'm extending the drinking window to 2024 and it may go past that.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2001
• Type Red
• Producer Bodegas Camino del Villar
• Varietal Tempranillo Blend
• Designation Vina Aliaga Vendimia Seleccionada
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Spain
• Region Navarra
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Navarra
• UPC Code 8437002459161

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• In Cellars 242 (34%)
• Consumed 475 (66%)

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