I have never been disappointed by this wine. The perfect drinking window, if you like a good mixture of maturity and softness combined with some initial primary fruit and still recognizable tannin. This really makes you pour the next glass. Violet reflexes in a deep ruby red, nearly no brickinf on the edges. Strong plums in the nose and on the palate and in all kinds like fresh dark, prunes, cinnamon spiced and Slivovitz. Very well made and can go on some years. I wouldn't wait 10 more years for the next bottle but. 3-5 might be appropriate.
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Cranberry, strawberry and tar. Tart and not terribly appealing, could improve another couple points with another 5 years. Optimistic that the 14s have good scores.
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First evening: tar, ink, licorice and damp earth hit the nose. Very concentrated, dense a with a ethereal touch that tells you a story of youth. On the palate cocoa a dark chocolate enter in and complete the impression of a well stuffed, oak aged but very well done Ribera wine. Second evening: now the licorice is really strong but there is a fine thread of acidity that adds to the good impression and a bit a strawberry with a faint coffee strain complete everything. This is good stuff, full of character and the ingredients to develop very well in the future. I like it.
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thin concerning matter and structure, a well made wine but doesn't reflect the typical Ribera style and has a completely different style than previous vintages, poor QPR
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10/28/2021 - Christian von Dresky Likes this wine: 90 Points
I have never been disappointed by this wine. The perfect drinking window, if you like a good mixture of maturity and softness combined with some initial primary fruit and still recognizable tannin. This really makes you pour the next glass. Violet reflexes in a deep ruby red, nearly no brickinf on the edges. Strong plums in the nose and on the palate and in all kinds like fresh dark, prunes, cinnamon spiced and Slivovitz. Very well made and can go on some years. I wouldn't wait 10 more years for the next bottle but. 3-5 might be appropriate.
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2/26/2021 - BHP1994 wrote: flawed
Last bottle of this and it was badly corked.
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2/9/2020 - MM29 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Gut gemachter einfach zu verstehender Wein. Easy drinking am Sonntag Abend. Dunkle Beeren, weiche Tannine, etwas kurzer Abgang
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9/29/2019 - MM29 Likes this wine: 91 Points
In den Schweizer Restaurants kommt man an Aalto und Astrales nicht vorbei...schöner RdD in guter Trinkreife, passt zu Tapas
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12/17/2018 - Portland Seth wrote: 86 Points
Cranberry, strawberry and tar. Tart and not terribly appealing, could improve another couple points with another 5 years. Optimistic that the 14s have good scores.
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10/31/2018 - Christian von Dresky Likes this wine: 91 Points
First evening: tar, ink, licorice and damp earth hit the nose. Very concentrated, dense a with a ethereal touch that tells you a story of youth. On the palate cocoa a dark chocolate enter in and complete the impression of a well stuffed, oak aged but very well done Ribera wine.
Second evening: now the licorice is really strong but there is a fine thread of acidity that adds to the good impression and a bit a strawberry with a faint coffee strain complete everything.
This is good stuff, full of character and the ingredients to develop very well in the future. I like it.
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8/1/2018 - BHP1994 wrote: 86 Points
Just okay. Grocery store wine rack quality.
A rare Garagiste miss.
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2/7/2016 - Kris G Does not like this wine: 87 Points
thin concerning matter and structure, a well made wine but doesn't reflect the typical Ribera style and has a completely different style than previous vintages, poor QPR
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