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Monday, April 1, 2024 - Story time: This wine has a big sentimental value to me. Drank this for the first time with my wife when we married 4 years ago and it was our "splurge" wine back then. I've had all vintages since then and explored a lot more Rioja. I was so happy when I found 2 of these at auction, the same vintage me and my wife drank on our covid lockdown honeymoon. Brought the bottle as a surprise for my wife at a BYOB restaurant we love and drank it there for our 4yr anniversary.

Now for notes! Dark ruby color with some minor bricking. The cork was in perfect condition. The newer vintages are a bit more dark fruit forward but the 2009 has started getting less fruit and more tertiary notes. Even so, you still get red cherry, strawberry and raspberry on the nose as well as the palate. Vanilla and coffee on the nose. Leather, tobacco, dill and cedar on the palate. This one was in a high acidity phase so I think it'll be better in more time. Tight tannins and a medium finish. I'll probably open my other bottle in 2029 as it's showing no sign of being over the hill. Love LRA and their entire line-up.

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