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Community Tasting Notes 15
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BobMcK wrote:
February 19, 2024 - Still on song: showing lots of bottleage - almost tawny port coloured.Tannins still ther but soft ans mellow and still good frioit on middle and end. Only one ledt!
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StainedGlass Likes this wine: 93 points
September 27, 2023 - This wi e is superb. It is elegant and absolutely in a prime drinking window for a Rioja. I prefer it over the 2004 gran reserva. Urbina is an outstanding producer with Rioja wines that are light yet full bodied, elegant and that age beautifully. And a good value to boot.
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BobMcK wrote:
May 7, 2023 - Utterly fabulous: huge bottle age showing on the edge. Pungent earthy nose with red fruit. Blackberry and vivcioua acidity on the palate, long with cedar on the finish. Soft round tannins. Drinking beautifully
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Irish_Wine Likes this wine: 91 points
April 2, 2023 - Deep garnet. Lovely mature nose with crushed violets, vanilla pod, cinammon, mushroom, prune and autumn leaves enveloping a core of black cherry. Delicious, savoury palate with smoked meat, and cracked pepper punctuated with fig notes for a long finish. Very appetising! No reason to wait, drink now.
WSET notes:
Deep garnet.
Pronounced on the nose with black cherry, crushed violets, vanilla pod, coconut, cinammon, dried cherry, prune, mushroom, and fig. Fully developed.
Pronounced and dry on the palate which brings peppered meat. Full body, high partly resolved tannins, high acidity, high alcohol, long finish.
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BobMcK wrote:
April 18, 2022 - Delicious but getting old. Needs drunk
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By Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW
Rioja 2001 and 2010, 7/12/2021 (link)(Urbina, Reserva Especial, Tempranillo, Rioja, Northern Spain, Spain, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Sara d'Amato
4/12/2018 (link)(Urbina Reserva Especial, Doca Rioja red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Michael Godel
11/29/2017 (link)(Urbina Reserva Especial, Doca Rioja red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Szabo, MS
11/29/2017 (link)(Urbina Reserva Especial, Doca Rioja red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By David Lawrason
11/28/2017 (link)(Urbina Reserva Especial, Doca Rioja red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Hemming, MW
10/11/2016 (link)(Urbina, Especial Reserva Rioja Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Josh Raynolds
The Many Facets of Rioja (Nov 2015), 11/1/2015 (link)(Bodegas Urbina Urbina Reserva Especial) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Ferran Centelles
3/19/2014 (link)(Urbina, Especial Reserva Rioja Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2001
- Type Red
- Producer Urbina
- Varietal Tempranillo Blend
- Designation Reserva Especial
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Spain
- Region La Rioja
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Rioja
- UPC Codes 858521001217, 858521001545
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 55 (28%)
- Consumed 138 (72%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- VarietyTempranillo Blend
- CountrySpain
- RegionLa Rioja
- AppellationRioja
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