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• warrenpeace wrote: 94 points

  May 26, 2023 - At first it was all tannins but after an hour or so in the glass the fruit came through to provide a very balanced glass of wine. Still sailing on and expect it to be at peak for 2-3 years

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• warrenpeace wrote: 94 points

  April 2, 2022 - Still has a nice core of fruit enveloped by some good acidity; drink over next 2 years

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• ChrisR Likes this wine:

  July 7, 2021 - Similar to the previous bottles (including the crumbling cork, grrr), but again, slowly losing intensity with age. Loganberries and black cherries, with a noticeable spearmint/wintergreen flavor (some might interpret the cherry/mint flavors as cough syrup) and a bit of barnyard on the very long finish. A bit formless and juicy, although tannins became more assertive with time. Having lost some of its intensity and tautness, it's lost something of the magic it had earlier. It is still very good, and by no means dead, just not a stunning wine anymore.

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• ChrisR Likes this wine:

  August 15, 2020 - Similar notes as previously, except more muted. Black current and loganberry coulis, licorice, a little leather. Softer than previously, although still structured, and dry on the finish.

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• ChrisR Likes this wine:

  March 19, 2020 - <cork rant> My second wine in a row where the cork disintegrated and the remainder fell back into the wine. I basically lost a glass of wine from cork bits, plus fishing out smaller bits from remaining glasses. It pisses me off. <cork rant> Once I could finally settle down into a glass, it was really very, very good. Similar notes as last time: powerful aroma, black raspberry and black current, licorice and an unidentifiable savory note. Still lots of structure with acid and tannin to shape the fruit; for all the sweet fruit at entry, the finish is quite dry.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2001
• Type Red
• Producer Viñedos Lacalle y Laorden
• Varietal Tempranillo
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Viña el Pisón
• Country Spain
• Region La Rioja
• SubRegion La Rioja Alavesa
• Appellation Rioja

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• Pending Delivery 14 (2%)
• In Cellars 385 (57%)
• Consumed 272 (41%)

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