on opening it had a delicate nose dominated by strawberry and a really big and expansive palate. great structure, it's a fruity wine, strawberry, blackberry, cherry. after a couple of hours in the bottle it gives more to the nose. there is a little tertiary character. lovely licquorice smothering those strong fruits. great tannins, velvet smooth.
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($12) Deep garnet red with a brown-orange cast in places. Balsa wood, smoke, tough of weed on the nose. Medium to full bodied. Limited complexity. Seems a bit tart and angular. Like the Abadia Retuerta from the previous night, I find this a bit more integrated after a night in the fridge.
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11/23/2010 - fatherdamo wrote: 92 Points
on opening it had a delicate nose dominated by strawberry and a really big and expansive palate. great structure, it's a fruity wine, strawberry, blackberry, cherry.
after a couple of hours in the bottle it gives more to the nose. there is a little tertiary character. lovely licquorice smothering those strong fruits. great tannins, velvet smooth.
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8/1/2006 - honest bob wrote: 88 Points
Surprisingly mean, narrow palate: unripe tannins. 88P
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10/15/2005 - harryc wrote: 89 Points
Big hitter - loads of cassis fruit and ripe blackberries - perfect with cheddar
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11/1/2004 - honest bob wrote: 90 Points
First rate generous ripe fruit and terrific ripe tannins, almost like a muted Australian Shiraz. 90P
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7/30/2003 - umazz wrote: 90 Points
very nice Spanish red. nice and dry, tannic, the kind of wine I like.
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2/6/2003 - chbeaumont wrote:
Deep; bold, well oaked indeed, vanillin, mulberry; lush, thick, soft tannins to fore; concentrated. not subtle , flashy but really enjoyable. 15>>
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11/2/2002 - OneLastSyrah wrote:
($12) Deep garnet red with a brown-orange cast in places. Balsa wood, smoke, tough of weed on the nose. Medium to full bodied. Limited complexity. Seems a bit tart and angular. Like the Abadia Retuerta from the previous night, I find this a bit more integrated after a night in the fridge.
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8/6/2002 - Vino Me wrote: 88 Points
From the La Mancha region. A dark gripping wine. Tannic now. Needs time but could evolve into something very nice. 87-89.
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