Despite the broken cork, the wine was in very good condition. Brown color, slightly brick rim. Everything you can expect in a 44 year old Rioja: dried fruit, underbrush, old wooden, cigar box and subtle acidity. It held very well the 30 min that it lasted on the table and second glass was even better. A lucky bottle and a great drink.
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Good fill, but a very soft, mostly-soaked cork beneath which was a much advanced wine. Showed nice acidity and mouthfeel, but otherwise well beyond its useful life, though I suspect provenance was not great.
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Vive la France: Paris et l'Yonne; 8/11/2015-8/22/2015 (France): In Podor's house, shared with William Charriat, whose I will use their own comments. A cloudy and silted bottle. Still aromatically balanced and delicious. In the mouth its acid but still maintains the grounds provide a nugget of coffee notes predominate especially at the end. By comparison it is worse than Riscal but a very good one.
En casa de los Podor, compartida con William Charriat, de quien voy a utilizar sus propios comentarios. Una botella turbia y llena de sedimentos. Aún así aromáticamente compensada y deliciosa. En boca todavía mantiene su acidez aunque los posos aportan unas notas a pepita de café que predominan sobre todo al final. Por comparación es peor que el Riscal pero muy buena en su conjunto.
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5/27/2017 - Periko Likes this wine: 92 Points
Despite the broken cork, the wine was in very good condition. Brown color, slightly brick rim. Everything you can expect in a 44 year old Rioja: dried fruit, underbrush, old wooden, cigar box and subtle acidity. It held very well the 30 min that it lasted on the table and second glass was even better. A lucky bottle and a great drink.
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1/22/2017 - AtoZ wrote:
Not sure why I still had this. Thought I drank them all. Great with stuffed chicken.
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1/5/2017 - salil wrote:
Dead on arrival - totally oxidized. Bummer.
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1/5/2017 - indiscriminate palate wrote:
Good fill, but a very soft, mostly-soaked cork beneath which was a much advanced wine. Showed nice acidity and mouthfeel, but otherwise well beyond its useful life, though I suspect provenance was not great.
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11/15/2015 - AtoZ wrote:
Herbal and very interesting. With clams / pork / chorizo. I say drink up. Needs a decent and an hour. Nose cleans up.
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8/16/2015 - Harley1199 Likes this wine:
Vive la France: Paris et l'Yonne; 8/11/2015-8/22/2015 (France): In Podor's house, shared with William Charriat, whose I will use their own comments.
A cloudy and silted bottle. Still aromatically balanced and delicious. In the mouth its acid but still maintains the grounds provide a nugget of coffee notes predominate especially at the end. By comparison it is worse than Riscal but a very good one.
En casa de los Podor, compartida con William Charriat, de quien voy a utilizar sus propios comentarios.
Una botella turbia y llena de sedimentos. Aún así aromáticamente compensada y deliciosa. En boca todavía mantiene su acidez aunque los posos aportan unas notas a pepita de café que predominan sobre todo al final. Por comparación es peor que el Riscal pero muy buena en su conjunto.
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