In a really cool place, after a little funk and slight walnut/oxy note blew off it actually had a lot of cherry, red berry fruit, aromatic like a perfumy Burg, but darker ruby-brown and cloudy; juicy and tangy finish, no one could come close to guessing this blind. Blind tasting at Monopole
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Quite clear ruby colour, just like old Rioja, but not perfectly clear as there was some dusty sediment. The wine is very reserved and keeps it to itself. Restrained meaty nose, also mild marinated vegetables and some camphor oil, wilted flowers. Very integrated, pleasant mouthfeel but rustic, edgy finish. Some dried strawberries or other berries on the nose and palate, a sweet and sour nuance. Good but not great. (B)
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Nariz apabullante por su profundidad y pureza. Tiene anchuras de gran vino desde el momento del descorche. Un extraordinario Monte Real que muestra las grandes virtudes de Bodegas Riojanas: clasicismo y autenticidad. Hay una retahíla de aromas asilvestrestrados, casi balsámicos (salvia, ortigas, musgo), humus, monte umbrío, resina, pino, corteza de nogal, trufa, hojarasca... Se le suma una nueva capa de reducción aristocrática (ahumados, tabaco inglés, pimientas de todo tipo, flores marchitas, salmueras) y un etéreo y sutil fondo de tostados cremosos, escarchados, maderas exóticas, ebanistería, pólvora y un acento mineral muy intenso. Portentoso y maduro, consistente, lleno de una fruta roja en licor (endrinas, guindas, grosellas) que va emergiendo con las horas hasta ocuparlo todo al irse apuntalando sobre los balsámicos, los tostados y las especias. Espectacular!!!!
En boca es inmediato y de gran entereza. Ordenado, compacto, redondo y con una estructura tremenda. Al tacto se presenta vestido de seda, con unos taninos vivos, firmes pero acariciantes y cálidos. 40 años que no han limado ni un milímetro su acidez inicial, ni ese frescor, agilidad, y aparente ligereza que nos satura las papilas. Un vino gigantesco y hermoso que eleva esta gran añada del 73 a lo más alto. Brilla nerviosamente, nos sacude y nos emociona en cada pequeño sorbo. De lo mejor que hemos probado. Seguirá a este nivel durante más tiempo?
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Aromas iniciales de media intensidad pero de enorme complejidad. Profundo, purísimo. Inicialmente abunda la salmuera de oliva, apuntes silvestres (ortiga, menta) y hojarasca, trufa negra, pimienta ahumada, múrgulas. Va ganando en potencia al airearse, más especiado y fino, elegante, perfumado, mineral-terroso, sin un ápice de reducción. Emerge un poco de todo: confitura de arándanos, naranja amarga, fruta escarchada, guinda en licor...
En boca es aterciopelado, ligero, seco y pulido. Enorme viveza, chispeante. Hace salivar, sacude por su afilada acidez. Estructurado, expresivo, complejo, esférico a pesar de unos taninos vivos y levemente marcados. Fresco, ligero pero lleno de vida. Pide ser guardado más años en botella. Enorme potencial de guarda. Bodegas Riojanas lo bordaba con los viejos Viña Abina y Monte Real, incluso en añadas inicialmente consideradas "menores" como la de 1973. Qué grandes vinos, y qué diferentes con los que elaboran en la actualidad.
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The theme was 1982 and older from anywhere. (Il Corso.): Another wine that shows wide variability. I remember Manuel one time going through several corked bottles of this before finally finding one that was tca free. Other times the VA has been out of control. When it's on, though, it can be a terrific bottle of wine. This showing was fine, but a bit sedate. It showed some decent cherry and strawberry fruit that continued to grow with air, with old wood, spice and citrus, but the wine seemed constrained in a straitjacket and perhaps a bit medicated. There just wasn't a lot of energy to the wine. Some interesting coffee and herb notes developed with air, but an unusual plastic note also came up. B.
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This is just a plain old lovely wine. Very Burgundian in nature. Much more fruit than I was anticipating and plenty of clean earthy secondary notes. Soars over its price point.
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As good as ever with this bottle. Dried roses, tar, orange peel. The aromas are truly soaring in a too-good-to-drink sort of way. The flavors are dominated by bloody iron then some sour cherry, it's dusty and perfectly acidic and is a bunch of all around goodness.
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Yum. Everything you would want in an aged rioja. Effusive spicy, dried citrus, floral nose, elegant mouthfeel, just enough acidity, and integrated tannins. Tastes not quite as good as it smells but the aroma is out of this world. Showing no sign of declining.
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That '70's show...all '70's all the time: Loire, Spain, Ca, Bordeaux, Port. (Applewood): Shows a little volatile acidity, light red fruit and worn wood on the nose, though overall the aromatics are fairly muted. Hmmm not showing well at all. I've had two to three nice bottles and now about three off bottles. This bottle shows an integrated wine, but one that's light in the mid-palate, with no real fruit or much of anything to take notice of. C.
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This wine has an ethereal nose that wafts from the glass and demands attention. It is almost tragic to drink this Riojanas, as it is far better to just sit back and enjoy the nose all night long. The nose has notes of dried rose petals, burnt cherries, baked clay and tanned leather. The palate is mid-weight, with many of the notes from the nose being repeated, along with a good acid structure and integrated tannins. Still, the palate has nothing on the aromatics.
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Bought in Rioja for a birthday wine; brought back and shared with friends. A great wine with a very complex and evolving nose. Beautiful rust color. All aspects clearly showed it was well-aged beauty. I would have bought more if there had been.
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12/6/2019 - peternelson wrote: 90 Points
In a really cool place, after a little funk and slight walnut/oxy note blew off it actually had a lot of cherry, red berry fruit, aromatic like a perfumy Burg, but darker ruby-brown and cloudy; juicy and tangy finish, no one could come close to guessing this blind. Blind tasting at Monopole
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9/1/2014 - AV2012 wrote: 88 Points
Quite clear ruby colour, just like old Rioja, but not perfectly clear as there was some dusty sediment. The wine is very reserved and keeps it to itself. Restrained meaty nose, also mild marinated vegetables and some camphor oil, wilted flowers. Very integrated, pleasant mouthfeel but rustic, edgy finish. Some dried strawberries or other berries on the nose and palate, a sweet and sour nuance. Good but not great. (B)
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6/3/2013 - Los 12 Glotones Likes this wine: 98 Points
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Rubí marronoso de capa media, algo más estable que la mayoría de vinos de la misma edad, limpio, brillante. Reflejos azafranados y ambarinos, borde anaranjado, amplio.
Nariz apabullante por su profundidad y pureza. Tiene anchuras de gran vino desde el momento del descorche. Un extraordinario Monte Real que muestra las grandes virtudes de Bodegas Riojanas: clasicismo y autenticidad. Hay una retahíla de aromas asilvestrestrados, casi balsámicos (salvia, ortigas, musgo), humus, monte umbrío, resina, pino, corteza de nogal, trufa, hojarasca... Se le suma una nueva capa de reducción aristocrática (ahumados, tabaco inglés, pimientas de todo tipo, flores marchitas, salmueras) y un etéreo y sutil fondo de tostados cremosos, escarchados, maderas exóticas, ebanistería, pólvora y un acento mineral muy intenso. Portentoso y maduro, consistente, lleno de una fruta roja en licor (endrinas, guindas, grosellas) que va emergiendo con las horas hasta ocuparlo todo al irse apuntalando sobre los balsámicos, los tostados y las especias. Espectacular!!!!
En boca es inmediato y de gran entereza. Ordenado, compacto, redondo y con una estructura tremenda. Al tacto se presenta vestido de seda, con unos taninos vivos, firmes pero acariciantes y cálidos. 40 años que no han limado ni un milímetro su acidez inicial, ni ese frescor, agilidad, y aparente ligereza que nos satura las papilas. Un vino gigantesco y hermoso que eleva esta gran añada del 73 a lo más alto. Brilla nerviosamente, nos sacude y nos emociona en cada pequeño sorbo. De lo mejor que hemos probado. Seguirá a este nivel durante más tiempo?
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75% tempranillo, 15% mazuelo, 5% garnacha, 2% graciano, 3% otras (viura, malvasía riojana) - 12.5% vol.
Fermentación inicial y crianza durante 12 meses en viejos tinos de madera de 20.000 litros en los que realiza la fermentación maloláctica y se estabiliza antes de ser trasegado. Posteriormente descansa durante 72 meses en barricas usadas de roble americano de 225 litros con trasiegos regulares cada 8 meses. Ensamblaje de los vinos en depósito y posterior estabilización entre 6 y 12 meses. Un mínimo de 6 años de guarda en botellero en los calados de la bodega antes de ser comercializado.
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4/16/2013 - Los 12 Glotones Likes this wine: 96 Points
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Rubí oscuro de capa media, reflejos rojizos y anaranjados, borde amplio, atejado, casi sin diferencias de matices en menisco y ribete.
Aromas iniciales de media intensidad pero de enorme complejidad. Profundo, purísimo. Inicialmente abunda la salmuera de oliva, apuntes silvestres (ortiga, menta) y hojarasca, trufa negra, pimienta ahumada, múrgulas. Va ganando en potencia al airearse, más especiado y fino, elegante, perfumado, mineral-terroso, sin un ápice de reducción. Emerge un poco de todo: confitura de arándanos, naranja amarga, fruta escarchada, guinda en licor...
En boca es aterciopelado, ligero, seco y pulido. Enorme viveza, chispeante. Hace salivar, sacude por su afilada acidez. Estructurado, expresivo, complejo, esférico a pesar de unos taninos vivos y levemente marcados. Fresco, ligero pero lleno de vida. Pide ser guardado más años en botella. Enorme potencial de guarda. Bodegas Riojanas lo bordaba con los viejos Viña Abina y Monte Real, incluso en añadas inicialmente consideradas "menores" como la de 1973. Qué grandes vinos, y qué diferentes con los que elaboran en la actualidad.
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75% tempranillo, 15% mazuelo, 5% garnacha, 2% graciano, 3% otras (viura, malvasía riojana) - 12.5% vol.
Fermentación inicial y crianza durante 12 meses en viejos tinos de madera de 20.000 litros en los que realiza la fermentación maloláctica y se estabiliza antes de ser trasegado. Posteriormente descansa durante 72 meses en barricas usadas de roble americano de 225 litros con trasiegos regulares cada 8 meses. Ensamblaje de los vinos en depósito y posterior estabilización entre 6 y 12 meses. Un mínimo de 6 años de guarda en botellero en los calados de la bodega antes de ser comercializado.
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3/14/2013 - BradKNYC wrote:
The theme was 1982 and older from anywhere. (Il Corso.): Another wine that shows wide variability. I remember Manuel one time going through several corked bottles of this before finally finding one that was tca free. Other times the VA has been out of control. When it's on, though, it can be a terrific bottle of wine. This showing was fine, but a bit sedate. It showed some decent cherry and strawberry fruit that continued to grow with air, with old wood, spice and citrus, but the wine seemed constrained in a straitjacket and perhaps a bit medicated. There just wasn't a lot of energy to the wine. Some interesting coffee and herb notes developed with air, but an unusual plastic note also came up. B.
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10/17/2010 - ojeffso wrote:
This is just a plain old lovely wine. Very Burgundian in nature. Much more fruit than I was anticipating and plenty of clean earthy secondary notes. Soars over its price point.
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12/17/2009 - BillB656 wrote:
As good as ever with this bottle. Dried roses, tar, orange peel. The aromas are truly soaring in a too-good-to-drink sort of way. The flavors are dominated by bloody iron then some sour cherry, it's dusty and perfectly acidic and is a bunch of all around goodness.
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5/12/2007 - BillB656 wrote:
Yum. Everything you would want in an aged rioja. Effusive spicy, dried citrus, floral nose, elegant mouthfeel, just enough acidity, and integrated tannins. Tastes not quite as good as it smells but the aroma is out of this world. Showing no sign of declining.
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1/16/2007 - BradKNYC wrote:
That '70's show...all '70's all the time: Loire, Spain, Ca, Bordeaux, Port. (Applewood): Shows a little volatile acidity, light red fruit and worn wood on the nose, though overall the aromatics are fairly muted. Hmmm not showing well at all. I've had two to three nice bottles and now about three off bottles. This bottle shows an integrated wine, but one that's light in the mid-palate, with no real fruit or much of anything to take notice of. C.
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11/27/2006 - blue wrote:
Great aged wine, for this price!!!!!! went great with a Sea Bass. I am on my way to buy more
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4/3/2006 - RiojaGuru wrote: 95 Points
Why didn't I buy more???
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10/6/2005 - RiojaGuru wrote: 95 Points
This wine has an ethereal nose that wafts from the glass and demands attention. It is almost tragic to drink this Riojanas, as it is far better to just sit back and enjoy the nose all night long. The nose has notes of dried rose petals, burnt cherries, baked clay and tanned leather. The palate is mid-weight, with many of the notes from the nose being repeated, along with a good acid structure and integrated tannins. Still, the palate has nothing on the aromatics.
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6/14/2005 - acontos wrote: 95 Points
Bought in Rioja for a birthday wine; brought back and shared with friends. A great wine with a very complex and evolving nose. Beautiful rust color. All aspects clearly showed it was well-aged beauty. I would have bought more if there had been.
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