Vinklubb "surprise", verten bestemmer (Gunnar): Dyp rød med murstens skjær. Kraftig, sødmefullt og krydret duft av mørke bær, vanilje og eik, solbær, bjørnebær, mørk tobakk. Lang mer utviklet enn forrige flaske drukket i 2020, og nå begynner den endelig å nærme seg helt moden. Smaken er sødmefull og krydret med et mørkt bæpreg, her er både solbær og vanilje men også et preg av godt modne jordbær. det var overraskende men kledelig. Tanninene er godt integrerte og nedtonet og jeg syns vinen har endret litt karakter fra bordeaux-aktig til moden nebbiolo. Samtidig er det fortsatt en god del eik her. Lang smakskurve med krydret preg i ettersmaken. Flott vin som det har vært morsomt å følge gjennom 13 år, her er fortsatt kraft til å vare noen år til men har nok kanskje vært på topp de siste fem årene.
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Well my best friend and his wife had twins yesterday so I needed something to open in their honour and of course we are in lock down so- what is in the cupboard? Figures it was about time to broach this one. Lovely medium bodied nose. Still very fragrant, even after being open a day. Classic Tempranillo fruit. Clear oak, but it has subsided into a gentle supporting role. A bit of leather too, with just a touch of varnish but not detracting. Very fresh on the palate, even freshening up with air. Juicy red berries. A bit of savoury complexity. In excellent shape. Drinking very well now, but no rush to finish up.
I typically have mixed views on Ribera del Duero (a lot of over-ripe, soupy wines with too much oak and too many dollars in the price tag) but this is frankly lovely.
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Dyp purpurrød med mørk kjerne, knapt noen tegn til aldring. Intens duft av søtlige modne bær, tydelige fattoner, et streif av mentol og eucalyptus, et ørlite urtepreg. Det er også et søtlig cedertrepreg her, et streif av blyantkvess, og blindt kunne man tippet cabernet, muligens en australsk sådan, kanskje til og med en bordeaux. Smaken er rik og konsentrert, ‘full bodied’ og med stor kraft gjennom hele smakskurven. Meget fruktig med preg av solbær, bjørnebær, blåbær og et par små krekling, finkornet og moden tanninstruktur, god syre. Godt balansert, fortsatt i tidlig modningsfase, med meget lang smakskurve og med et delikat, søtlig bærpreg i ettersmaken. En strålende, drikkeklar men fortsatt ungdommelig 18 år gammel ribera.
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Varm, søtlig frukt også her, delikat vaniljepreg, pent integrert eik, bjørnebær. Fyldig i anslaget, behagelig sødmepreg, svake kryddertoner. Tett og med god konsentrasjon, ‘smooth’ munnfølelse. Ungdommelig fortsatt, herlig nå men holder 10 år til. En herlig ribera!
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Opened to breathe for 2h and enjoyed throughout. Lovely roses, backing spices, faint oak on the nose. Big round juicy red fruit, cut by oak and tannins, acid. Disjointed at first, but upon arriving at the restaurant it was decanted and 30 minutes later it was fully integrated, round and luscious. Served alongside a '98 barolo, this Spanish beauty showed more boldness and bright red fruit, and was paired with my osso bucco. Alas, my last bottle.
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Decanted for Christmas dinner. This is a big brooding wine, lots of cherry, heat, and acid. Initially tart and disjointed, this pulled together after about an hour of decanting. With roast pork.
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Tasted at Emirates Lounge Dubai: maybe not enough decant time, but the acidity was too dominant and the palate lacks punch, I wish I had in my cellar, because maybe in 20 years this can be great?
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Decanted for two hours before tasting. Dark purple core, pink rim. Displays a lovely bouquet of black fruit, dried figs, leather, exotic spices, sweet pipe tobacco, caramel and cedar-wood. There’s also a pronounced streak of saline minerality adding to the complexity – much like the smell of seashore. On the palate the wine comes across as ripe and concentrated without ever feeling overdone. Though the tannins are beginning to dissolve, balance is never threatened thanks to a healthy dose of refreshing acidity. I’d say this wine is just entering its prime drinking window, and should stay there for at least another five to six years. Pricy, but certainly top quality through and through.
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Decanted at the Luna restaurant in Penafiel. Complex floral and berry aromas that hits you 2" from the glass. Silky smooth with dark fruits on the palate. Today with roasted lamb.
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Monthly Tasting Group HWS #101; Worldwide: High altitude vineyards. (by EvA): Beautiful and complex, mature bouquet with dark forest fruits, licorice, herbs and spices, autumn forest, blood, chocolate and beautiful oak. On the palate beautiful dark berry fruits, sweet spices, meaty, some autumn forest and beautiful oak. Beautiful and soft acidity and round tannin. A beautiful and harmonious wine which is completely ready now, but no hurry at all.
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Perhaps my problem, but I found this wine rather disappointing. It started quite tangy and over the course of the evening never opened up or transformed into something richer. Restrained and nicely balanced, but somehow closed and one dimensional. Better in a few more years?
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Cupo granato. Elegante e potente il naso, con aromi che ricordano la prugna, il tabacco, il cuoi di Russia, il ferro, la menta, il cacao amaro, il pepe nero, la carruba, il tamarindo, il geranio appassito. Bocca scura, potente, sorprendente nota fresca, molto sapida,. Finale lunghissimo
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From memory: Opened late New Year’s Eve. Drinking this was complete waste of money for obvious reasons, but even in my impaired state this failed to impress. Felt tight and quite unforgiving. None of the other dinner guests expressed any particular fondness for it either. I’ll refrain from scoring and let my last bottle rest for at least another five years.
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Mis en caraffe pendant 4h00 et WOW !!!! Belle complexité, surpris de voir la souplesse de ce vin. Je m'attendais à quelque chose de plus corsé. Un des meilleurs vin que j'ai goûté. Dommage, je n'avais qu'une bouteille. Prêt à boire même s'il peut encore prendre quelques années.
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Les gôuttes de vins d'Espagnol (La Rochelle Aoyama (Tokyo)): OMFG this is great! Maturing colors, still very red. First whiffs sported celery and fennel, but soon enough evaporated, leaving us with the refined earthy tones and industrial rubber that you also find in ... as Xavier A describes below. A nose worth pondering! My very patient wife actually asked me to stop smelling and start drinking :-) ...and YES! this is as fantastic as she described it, a gem! Superbly refined, elegant, full bodied, polished and shiny w/out edges... Complete, layered, complex, larger-than-life, made the other wines shrivel and finishing with long tones of sophisticated French oak, industrial rubber and fantastic earthy notes with cedary tones and dill. Absolutely a winner today, but will also reward patience greatly. Definitely has the future for it. Will keep developing for maybe up to 20 years more! We need to get some!!! First glass from newly opened bottle @ wine-dinner at 1 star La Rochelle Aoyama (Tokyo).
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Beautiful, balanced, clean fruit. Integrated oak providing roundness and body without being overtly in-your-face. Great balance, great flavours, very nice from beginning to end. Long finish. Would love to see a bit more tertiary flavours here, and then this would be phenomenal. Will certainly last another 15-20 years (if not more), so perhaps these flavours will develop. Expensive, but worth the money!
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New French oak with notable char dominates the nose, which smells of sweet spices and cocoa. In the mouth it is medium-to-full-bodied and offers rich, mixed purple fruit, backed by quite a bit of tannin. This is accessible and drinking well, but has plenty of room to improve as the oak integrates and tannin resolves.
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Appearance: Bright and clear, deep ruby with garnet rims and legs Nose: Clean, medium (+) intensity and developing aromas of blackberry, black cherry, plum, savory, liquorice, chocolate, smoke, Palate: Dry, of medium acidity, with medium tannin which is soft and velvety in texture. Medium alcohol and medium (+) body, with medium intensity flavors of black cherry, plum, prune, smoke, leather, cocoa. Medium length. Conclusion: Very good quality Spanish Tempranillo wine showing ageing characters. A fairly intense and complex nose with good balance of both primary, secondary and tertiary aromas. Reasonable intensity on palate, it has delicious ripe fruit and also fairly complex flavors. A reasonable length. Ready to drink now and has potential for further ageing of another 4-6 years.
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A private lunch (Restaurant De Hoefslag *, Bosch en Duin, Netherlands): Aged in French oak rather than the usual American oak and the difference in style is very clear. Reminds one of a great Pauillac from a warm vintage. Velvety texture, cedar, warmth, succulent ripe fruit, touch of tar, playful and elegant, not a rough edge in sight, such finesse, great length. Magnificent. Happy days.
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opened last night but I missed the initial tasting.so my buddies corked it and put it in the fridge so that I can taste it the next day. and wow! strong aroma of mix fragrance. very smooth. long finish. Need to buy more
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In a good spot. Good structure and flavor depth. Some rust/iron and resolved tannins. Higher toned berries, but a firm purple fruit core. Very enjoyable.
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Big, complex and delicate floral nose with hints of damp forest and wet tree branch. On the palate the aromas from the nose continues mixed with strawberries, sundried tomatoes.
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10/26/2023 - GuWin wrote: 92 Points
Vinklubb "surprise", verten bestemmer (Gunnar): Dyp rød med murstens skjær. Kraftig, sødmefullt og krydret duft av mørke bær, vanilje og eik, solbær, bjørnebær, mørk tobakk. Lang mer utviklet enn forrige flaske drukket i 2020, og nå begynner den endelig å nærme seg helt moden. Smaken er sødmefull og krydret med et mørkt bæpreg, her er både solbær og vanilje men også et preg av godt modne jordbær. det var overraskende men kledelig. Tanninene er godt integrerte og nedtonet og jeg syns vinen har endret litt karakter fra bordeaux-aktig til moden nebbiolo. Samtidig er det fortsatt en god del eik her. Lang smakskurve med krydret preg i ettersmaken. Flott vin som det har vært morsomt å følge gjennom 13 år, her er fortsatt kraft til å vare noen år til men har nok kanskje vært på topp de siste fem årene.
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4/3/2020 - sjw_11 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Well my best friend and his wife had twins yesterday so I needed something to open in their honour and of course we are in lock down so- what is in the cupboard? Figures it was about time to broach this one. Lovely medium bodied nose. Still very fragrant, even after being open a day. Classic Tempranillo fruit. Clear oak, but it has subsided into a gentle supporting role. A bit of leather too, with just a touch of varnish but not detracting. Very fresh on the palate, even freshening up with air. Juicy red berries. A bit of savoury complexity. In excellent shape. Drinking very well now, but no rush to finish up.
I typically have mixed views on Ribera del Duero (a lot of over-ripe, soupy wines with too much oak and too many dollars in the price tag) but this is frankly lovely.
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1/4/2020 - GuWin wrote: 93 Points
Dyp purpurrød med mørk kjerne, knapt noen tegn til aldring. Intens duft av søtlige modne bær, tydelige fattoner, et streif av mentol og eucalyptus, et ørlite urtepreg. Det er også et søtlig cedertrepreg her, et streif av blyantkvess, og blindt kunne man tippet cabernet, muligens en australsk sådan, kanskje til og med en bordeaux.
Smaken er rik og konsentrert, ‘full bodied’ og med stor kraft gjennom hele smakskurven. Meget fruktig med preg av solbær, bjørnebær, blåbær og et par små krekling, finkornet og moden tanninstruktur, god syre. Godt balansert, fortsatt i tidlig modningsfase, med meget lang smakskurve og med et delikat, søtlig bærpreg i ettersmaken. En strålende, drikkeklar men fortsatt ungdommelig 18 år gammel ribera.
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10/11/2018 - GuWin wrote: 92 Points
Varm, søtlig frukt også her, delikat vaniljepreg, pent integrert eik, bjørnebær. Fyldig i anslaget, behagelig sødmepreg, svake kryddertoner. Tett og med god konsentrasjon, ‘smooth’ munnfølelse. Ungdommelig fortsatt, herlig nå men holder 10 år til. En herlig ribera!
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7/27/2017 - skurtz Likes this wine: 93 Points
Opened to breathe for 2h and enjoyed throughout. Lovely roses, backing spices, faint oak on the nose. Big round juicy red fruit, cut by oak and tannins, acid. Disjointed at first, but upon arriving at the restaurant it was decanted and 30 minutes later it was fully integrated, round and luscious. Served alongside a '98 barolo, this Spanish beauty showed more boldness and bright red fruit, and was paired with my osso bucco. Alas, my last bottle.
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12/25/2016 - skurtz Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted for Christmas dinner. This is a big brooding wine, lots of cherry, heat, and acid. Initially tart and disjointed, this pulled together after about an hour of decanting. With roast pork.
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10/25/2016 - G_H wrote: 88 Points
Tasted at Emirates Lounge Dubai: maybe not enough decant time, but the acidity was too dominant and the palate lacks punch, I wish I had in my cellar, because maybe in 20 years this can be great?
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1/31/2016 - Pebben wrote: 93 Points
Decanted for two hours before tasting. Dark purple core, pink rim. Displays a lovely bouquet of black fruit, dried figs, leather, exotic spices, sweet pipe tobacco, caramel and cedar-wood. There’s also a pronounced streak of saline minerality adding to the complexity – much like the smell of seashore. On the palate the wine comes across as ripe and concentrated without ever feeling overdone. Though the tannins are beginning to dissolve, balance is never threatened thanks to a healthy dose of refreshing acidity. I’d say this wine is just entering its prime drinking window, and should stay there for at least another five to six years. Pricy, but certainly top quality through and through.
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1/20/2016 - skurtz Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted at the Luna restaurant in Penafiel. Complex floral and berry aromas that hits you 2" from the glass. Silky smooth with dark fruits on the palate. Today with roasted lamb.
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9/9/2015 - Zweder Likes this wine: 93 Points
Monthly Tasting Group HWS #101; Worldwide: High altitude vineyards. (by EvA): Beautiful and complex, mature bouquet with dark forest fruits, licorice, herbs and spices, autumn forest, blood, chocolate and beautiful oak. On the palate beautiful dark berry fruits, sweet spices, meaty, some autumn forest and beautiful oak. Beautiful and soft acidity and round tannin. A beautiful and harmonious wine which is completely ready now, but no hurry at all.
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1/5/2015 - jonathanwilliam wrote: 87 Points
Perhaps my problem, but I found this wine rather disappointing. It started quite tangy and over the course of the evening never opened up or transformed into something richer. Restrained and nicely balanced, but somehow closed and one dimensional. Better in a few more years?
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1/28/2014 - Ludi Likes this wine: 95 Points
Cupo granato. Elegante e potente il naso, con aromi che ricordano la prugna, il tabacco, il cuoi di Russia, il ferro, la menta, il cacao amaro, il pepe nero, la carruba, il tamarindo, il geranio appassito. Bocca scura, potente, sorprendente nota fresca, molto sapida,. Finale lunghissimo
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1/1/2014 - Pebben wrote:
From memory: Opened late New Year’s Eve. Drinking this was complete waste of money for obvious reasons, but even in my impaired state this failed to impress. Felt tight and quite unforgiving. None of the other dinner guests expressed any particular fondness for it either. I’ll refrain from scoring and let my last bottle rest for at least another five years.
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12/6/2013 - Chasset Likes this wine: 95 Points
Mis en caraffe pendant 4h00 et WOW !!!! Belle complexité, surpris de voir la souplesse de ce vin. Je m'attendais à quelque chose de plus corsé. Un des meilleurs vin que j'ai goûté. Dommage, je n'avais qu'une bouteille. Prêt à boire même s'il peut encore prendre quelques années.
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3/29/2013 - StefanAkiko wrote: 95 Points
Les gôuttes de vins d'Espagnol (La Rochelle Aoyama (Tokyo)): OMFG this is great!
Maturing colors, still very red. First whiffs sported celery and fennel, but soon enough evaporated, leaving us with the refined earthy tones and industrial rubber that you also find in ... as Xavier A describes below. A nose worth pondering! My very patient wife actually asked me to stop smelling and start drinking :-) ...and YES! this is as fantastic as she described it, a gem! Superbly refined, elegant, full bodied, polished and shiny w/out edges... Complete, layered, complex, larger-than-life, made the other wines shrivel and finishing with long tones of sophisticated French oak, industrial rubber and fantastic earthy notes with cedary tones and dill.
Absolutely a winner today, but will also reward patience greatly. Definitely has the future for it. Will keep developing for maybe up to 20 years more! We need to get some!!!
First glass from newly opened bottle @ wine-dinner at 1 star La Rochelle Aoyama (Tokyo).
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2/17/2013 - ttuominen wrote: 93 Points
Beautiful, balanced, clean fruit. Integrated oak providing roundness and body without being overtly in-your-face. Great balance, great flavours, very nice from beginning to end. Long finish. Would love to see a bit more tertiary flavours here, and then this would be phenomenal. Will certainly last another 15-20 years (if not more), so perhaps these flavours will develop. Expensive, but worth the money!
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4/24/2012 - cooberp wrote:
New French oak with notable char dominates the nose, which smells of sweet spices and cocoa. In the mouth it is medium-to-full-bodied and offers rich, mixed purple fruit, backed by quite a bit of tannin. This is accessible and drinking well, but has plenty of room to improve as the oak integrates and tannin resolves.
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12/19/2011 - peterchoy wrote: 92 Points
Appearance: Bright and clear, deep ruby with garnet rims and legs
Nose: Clean, medium (+) intensity and developing aromas of blackberry, black cherry, plum, savory, liquorice, chocolate, smoke,
Palate: Dry, of medium acidity, with medium tannin which is soft and velvety in texture. Medium alcohol and medium (+) body, with medium intensity flavors of black cherry, plum, prune, smoke, leather, cocoa. Medium length.
Conclusion: Very good quality Spanish Tempranillo wine showing ageing characters. A fairly intense and complex nose with good balance of both primary, secondary and tertiary aromas. Reasonable intensity on palate, it has delicious ripe fruit and also fairly complex flavors. A reasonable length. Ready to drink now and has potential for further ageing of another 4-6 years.
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11/1/2011 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 96 Points
A private lunch (Restaurant De Hoefslag *, Bosch en Duin, Netherlands): Aged in French oak rather than the usual American oak and the difference in style is very clear. Reminds one of a great Pauillac from a warm vintage. Velvety texture, cedar, warmth, succulent ripe fruit, touch of tar, playful and elegant, not a rough edge in sight, such finesse, great length. Magnificent. Happy days.
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10/4/2011 - danielk168 wrote: 93 Points
opened last night but I missed the initial tasting.so my buddies corked it and put it in the fridge so that
I can taste it the next day. and wow! strong aroma of mix fragrance. very smooth. long finish. Need to buy more
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9/16/2011 - LWI wrote: 92 Points
Districts and Producers in Spain (My House): Violent tannins, a wealth of dark berries, new oak, spicy. Can mature into something very good indeed.
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7/16/2011 - btock wrote: 92 Points
In a good spot. Good structure and flavor depth. Some rust/iron and resolved tannins. Higher toned berries, but a firm purple fruit core. Very enjoyable.
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3/17/2011 - askoje wrote: 92 Points
Big, complex and delicate floral nose with hints of damp forest and wet tree branch.
On the palate the aromas from the nose continues mixed with strawberries, sundried tomatoes.
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3/8/2010 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 96 Points
Alejandro Fernandez Tasting (Rheingau Gourmet & Wine Festival Hattenheim, Germany): Now here is a great wine. French oak again. Fantastic nose; complex, elegant, long, deep, spicy oak, beef stock, ultra-smooth, Latour 1982 from Spain!
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2/16/2010 - GuWin wrote: 92 Points
Vanilla and sweet, dark berries as well as spices and herbs on the nose. Dark berries also on the palate. High acid and tannin. Powerful
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