Community Tasting Notes 25

• stevetimko Likes this wine:

  February 7, 2021 - Still good, but maybe it’s lost some intensity because it’s on a downward slope. On the nose, I got a little bit of tobacco and tea. The red fruits seem darker than I remember. Silky texture. Gentle on the attack but a nice finish. I didn’t detect oak. This went better with Glen’s Super Bowl tri-tip than my Carlisle zin. A Bon Vivant import.

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• stevetimko Likes this wine:

  July 30, 2015 - This is still holding up well. It tastes similar to my last note. It's light and showing lots of depth and elegance. One change is that I got dill this time I didn't get last time. Is that American oak? If so, you'd think it would be resolved by now. Red fruit on the nose and palate and a nice earthiness too.

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• chablis28 wrote: 88 points

  August 9, 2014 - I may have hung onto this a tad too long as it seems to have lost a lot of its life and fruit even over the past 14 months since my last btl. Still something there but a shell of it's prior self. I do really like this producer though and would buy younger vintages again. This was a PnP. No decant.

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• chablis28 wrote: 93 points

  June 22, 2013 - Yet another overall great btl that may be ever so slightly less vibrant that 2yrs ago. Still perfect example of complex aged Rioja.

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• andtheodor wrote: 91 points

  February 10, 2013 - Raspberry, strawberry, leather, rustic nose with a little pickle/dill character. Soft, rich, nice texture, sexy, restrained, understated. Soil, leaves, savory. Low alcohol, feminine, and lovely.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1996
• Type Red
• Producer Bodegas Las Orcas
• Varietal Tempranillo
• Designation Solar de Randez Reserva
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Spain
• Region La Rioja
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Rioja

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• In Cellars 18 (27%)
• Consumed 49 (73%)

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