Community Tasting Notes 5

• Omar Khayyam wrote: 89 points

  March 24, 2018 - BYOB with wines 30+ years (Sollentuna): Volatile acids, blue berries, saddle leather, a little stable whiff, some heat on the finish. I guessed a Musar 1988 or Tahbilk ESP from same decade. Good stuff. Faded quickly. Amazing how it has held up though!

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• thunberg wrote: 88 points

  February 3, 2018 - @BYOB, tasted blind
  Amazing Rioja that's alive and interresting. Oak, led pencil, vanilla, spice, butter, synthetic banana, some sweet fruit

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• SimonG wrote: 94 points

  November 10, 2017 - Mature Rioja @ Medlar (Medlar, London): Mid garnet. Again, a little volatile initially. Similar on the palate to the 54VR but a little richer and with more coffee. Settles down nicely and opens to a classic, smooth richness. Leather, spice and coffee. Lovely. ****1/2

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• SimonG wrote: 94 points

  November 28, 2016 - Fantastic level. Deep garnet to an almost ruby core. Lovely mature Rioja with a vibrancy and depth. Core of mid red fruit, some orange peel and spice, but this is more about the velvety fruit and silky, caressing texture. Opens and develops over a couple of hours with the last glass being the best. Should have decanted. Long, nuanced and complex. Really super. ****1/2

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• AV2012 wrote: 93 points

  December 23, 2015 - From a 0.375ml bottle. Perfectly integrated, round, nuanced and so quaffable I would love if it was a magnum. Light body, but with a strong presence. Went really well with duck leg and mushrooms developing a chocolate like finish.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1959
• Type Red
• Producer C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España)
• Varietal Tempranillo
• Designation Imperial Reserva
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Spain
• Region La Rioja
• SubRegion La Rioja Alta
• Appellation Rioja
• UPC Code 8410591306894

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• In Cellars 32 (46%)
• Consumed 38 (54%)

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