2004 Viña Mayor Ribera del Duero Reserva
Community Tasting Note
Bluecollar wrote:
91 Points
Thursday, November 13, 2014 - Decanted 1.5 hrs. This is a complex, well intergrated wine that comprises plum, boysenberry, cedar, and baking spice onto a medium weight frame. The finish was somewhat drying and of decent length.
This wine was somewhat overpowered by our pot roast dinner, which surprised as I expected this wine to be bigger. Would go better with a pasta dish and if served with other wines should not be served behind "big wines".
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Comment posted by Rossodio:
1/17/2015 5:15:00 PM - Any thoughts on aging potential of this wine? I only have one bottle and am trying to decide which bin to put it in in my cellar...
Comment posted by Bluecollar:
1/19/2015 2:45:00 PM - This wine should have no problem going another 2-4 yrs and still needs some decanting to get in shape. I'm not sure how much more it will improve, but It hasn't reached the "softness" stage so I suspect it could get better as long as it doesn't give up too much fruit when it softens.
Personally I am drinking my few remaining 2004 Riojas first as they are drinking better and may be peaked. I will slowly chip away of my 4 remaining bottles of this wine over the next 3-5 yrs.
Hope this helps