Community Tasting Notes 4

• drwine2001 wrote:

  March 14, 2024 - Bottled in the 1970's. Opened and poured an hour later without decanting. Pale garnet with browning rim. Some musty aromas which raised the question of TCA, but no, just old Rioja funk that blew off. Pine and sharper green notes on the nose, but some wafting red berry fruit that peaked within several hours of the bottle being open. Light, delicate, and high acidity on the palate. Transient sweetness as above, saline and mineral at its core, little remaining tannin. It started to dry out and become astringent after about 2 hours. This was not as good as several other bottles of this cuvée that we've had, but so it goes with 50 year old bottles. It is still alive, but if you open one, don't linger; enjoy it for its fleeting charm before it falls apart.

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• drwine2001 wrote:

  May 21, 2023 - A Tasting of 1964 Gran Reserva Rioja and Even Older White Rioja! (Los Gatos, California): Bottled in the 1970's. Light crimson, faded edge. Cinnamon on the nose. Light, fluid, gently sweet, excellent underpinning of acidity. Franco-Espanolas bottles are often a steal from this era, and this was no exception. This brought us back to the glories of some of the 1964's and was a great way to close out this extraordinary tasting.

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• Foch Likes this wine: 86 points

  April 14, 2021 - 👀 Deep ruby
  👃 Pronounced vanilla
  👅 Medium/high acidity - no tannins to balance it, medium body, red fruit, cedar, pronounced dried fruit
  
  Dag 1: Troligen från 1970- eller 1980-talet. Korken var i ett bedrövligt skick. Med rätt matparning så kan vinet växa men ålderskrämpor gör att jag inte upplever det som balanserat när det dricks fristående.
  
  Dag 2: Mycket lyckad kombination med pasta. Jag höjer betyget ett par poäng.

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• Foch Likes this wine: 88 points

  March 3, 2021 - NV troligen från 1970-talet. Korken var i dåligt skick. Mörkröd färg. Jag hade förväntat mig mer rosttoner.
  
  Provning #1 (nyöppnad): En angenäm ganska komplex doft med hintar av portvin. Vinet är mjukt med en trevlig madeiriserad bismak. Gissningsvis så peakade vinet för kanske tio år sedan.
  
  Provning #2 (återförsluten, ett dygn): Styrkan i doften har minskat påtagligt. Ingen märkbar smakförändring mot gårdagen.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage N.V.
• Type Red
• Producer Bodegas Franco-Españolas
• Varietal Tempranillo Blend
• Designation Cosecha Especial
• Vineyard Bordón
• Country Spain
• Region La Rioja
• SubRegion La Rioja Alavesa
• Appellation Rioja

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• Pending Delivery 2 (8%)
• In Cellars 10 (40%)
• Consumed 13 (52%)

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