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En nariz se muestra intenso y expresivo. Hay una gratísima expresión clásica de crianza riojana. Mucha cuadra, fruta seca (orejones, almendras) y un fondo perfumado a maderas envinadas, pétalos, flores marchitas, confituras. Ligeras notas de caramelo inglés, fruta confitada, piel de naranja.
En boca es grueso y fresco, sabroso, con una fuerte expresión de crianza tradicional (vainilla, escarchados, cítricos dulces) que ha pulido el conjunto. Redondito, delicado, con mucha armonía y equilibrio. Destaca de esta añada la desbordante cantidad de fruta muy madura, con un hermoso de dulcedumbre. El conjunto está arropado por una acidez encomiable de la que ya gustarían gozar muchos reservas de la bodega. Un rosado atípico y único, de enorme complejidad que demuestra la longevidad de los productos de esta casa. No muestra ni un síntoma de fatiga. Para guardarlo un tiempo más. Mi mejor rosado de Tondonia desde que se embotellan con añada. Esperamos que vuelvan a recuperar esta elaboración lo antes posible.
Vino con gran personalidad. La oxidación está lógicamente muy presente pero también la fruta. Con buena acidez. Maridar con carnes blancas, grande con pato a la naranja.
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Some 50 years ago my mother would take me when she made her social and check in calls on the widows that lived in the neighborhood. I remember that all of their houses’ smelled of sachet, potpourri, orange peels, earl gray tea, and vanilla extract mixed in with a little mustiness. The smell and taste of this wine reminds me very much of those smells. As others have noted, a beautiful copper color. Surprisingly crisp with very little oxidation. The last time I had the wine I could not think of a food to pair with it. This time we had the wine with chicken in peanut sauce. Great match.
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Light salmon color. Nose has spice, a little barnyard funk, and dustiness. The palate is spice, earth, wood, cranberry/sour cherry, and there's a slight sherry nuttiness, maybe from oxidation but maybe from the wood aging. A really complex and unique rose.
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Not your everyday wine ... clearly showing some signs of oxidation with a nutty, sherry-like nose. The palate is smoothe and intriguing but clearly an oddball wine. Try this wine for the curiousity not the deliciousness.
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Beautiful copper color. Voluptuous exotic nose of coconut cream with a little chocolate. On the palate this wine is rich, focused, and complex. If blind-folded I would definitely have thought it was a red wine. The flavor profile starts out with a really ripe exotic fruit flavor that I couldn't pin down and continues with blood orange, apricot, a touch of chocolate, and five or six other flavors I couldn't pin down. At the end, the intense flavors fade out really elegantly into a long finish that is light and alluring. Somehow it reminded me of the air just after it has rained in a flower garden.
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An unusual aged dry rose. Orange-hued in the glass, with distinctive sherry-like qualities on the nose and palate. Appealed much more to Tom than me--which makes sense, as he also has a much greater appreciation for sherries than I do.
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Wow. This is such a unique wine, in its own category, really expands my horizons of what wine can be. For this alone I love it. Pale coppery color. Aroma first and foremost brings to mind the oxidized scent of fino sherry--instantly transporting me to Spain. Then on the palate--incredibly tangy acidty, with a flavor that could be a red or a very rich rich white--bright red fruit, cranberry, raspberry, black cherry...long tart finish...just a delicious wine that is so easy to drink quickly but deserves to be savored and contemplated. Absolutely will be buying more of this. GREAT stuff.
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Had with some Chinese food. Butterflied shrimp. Not the best match, but not too bad. Thought this bottle showed a little more maderized than previous bottle. Dry, decent weight. Not a real good spring time rose.
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Beautiful salmon color, gold and orange in there too. Complex nose, opening with fresh strawberries (at 12 years old!), continuing with older sherry notes, some vanilla. you would think that the palate might reflect the age of the wine, but I found it to be fresh and youthful with exuberant strawberry and peach flavors. There is also some oxidization, yes, but it adds to the appeal. A surprising and interesting wine, a definite rebuy.
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Nariz limpia (recuerda a un Rivesaltes ambré), de media intensidad, marcada por la crianza (maderas viejas, curtidos, laca), especias, y una suave nota a mondadura de naranja, con más tiempo se abre a los amielados, membrillo, caramelo toffe y frutos secos (avellana, almendra, nougat).
En boca es grueso y cálido, suave, seco, excelente acidez, con sabrosas notas amargantes a confitura de naranja y vainilla, tanino algo maderoso, muy largo, original.
Slightly oxidized on nose and palate. I like this wine though. It's got good full flavor and decent maturity to it. I wouldn't age any Roses, but this works. Like all from this house. I'll keep my other for later.
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Grapefruit, sweet spices (cinnamon). Some oxidation/sherry-like qualities. Much better when properly chilled. T liked, but not C's favorite. Good(T)/Fair(C).
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Very stong taste and bouquet of rose hip tea. The wine was much better slightly chilled than fully chilled. Unique structure. I could not think of a food for it to go with.
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Pretty rosey copper colour. Interesting nose with sea water, Brie rind and dried berries. Definite oxidized notes on the palate, saline and metallic notes. Sherried notes. Nice creaminess on the back. Complex and very focus but some of the notes of off-putting. Very short finish. Not quite at the level I was expecting, but very good with tapas nibbles.
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6/6/2013 - Los 12 Glotones Likes this wine: 91 Points
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El rosado de color más intenso de todas las añadas desde que dejó de ser un 5º año: anaranjado-rojizo, reflejos cobrizos y ambarinos. Recuerda a un Rivesaltes Ambré añejado, del tipo hors d'âge o de una cosecha similar. Sensación de grosor con profusión de lágrimas, permanentes.
En nariz se muestra intenso y expresivo. Hay una gratísima expresión clásica de crianza riojana. Mucha cuadra, fruta seca (orejones, almendras) y un fondo perfumado a maderas envinadas, pétalos, flores marchitas, confituras. Ligeras notas de caramelo inglés, fruta confitada, piel de naranja.
En boca es grueso y fresco, sabroso, con una fuerte expresión de crianza tradicional (vainilla, escarchados, cítricos dulces) que ha pulido el conjunto. Redondito, delicado, con mucha armonía y equilibrio. Destaca de esta añada la desbordante cantidad de fruta muy madura, con un hermoso de dulcedumbre. El conjunto está arropado por una acidez encomiable de la que ya gustarían gozar muchos reservas de la bodega. Un rosado atípico y único, de enorme complejidad que demuestra la longevidad de los productos de esta casa. No muestra ni un síntoma de fatiga. Para guardarlo un tiempo más. Mi mejor rosado de Tondonia desde que se embotellan con añada. Esperamos que vuelvan a recuperar esta elaboración lo antes posible.
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10/30/2012 - kstoddard wrote: flawed
VA on the nose. Undrinkable. Dale's first wine.
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7/22/2009 - Joe_Montana wrote: 83 Points
Vino con gran personalidad. La oxidación está lógicamente muy presente pero también la fruta. Con buena acidez. Maridar con carnes blancas, grande con pato a la naranja.
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10/28/2008 - NPWolfe wrote: 88 Points
Some 50 years ago my mother would take me when she made her social and check in calls on the widows that lived in the neighborhood. I remember that all of their houses’ smelled of sachet, potpourri, orange peels, earl gray tea, and vanilla extract mixed in with a little mustiness. The smell and taste of this wine reminds me very much of those smells. As others have noted, a beautiful copper color. Surprisingly crisp with very little oxidation. The last time I had the wine I could not think of a food to pair with it. This time we had the wine with chicken in peanut sauce. Great match.
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4/23/2008 - wineswiller wrote: 91 Points
Light salmon color. Nose has spice, a little barnyard funk, and dustiness. The palate is spice, earth, wood, cranberry/sour cherry, and there's a slight sherry nuttiness, maybe from oxidation but maybe from the wood aging. A really complex and unique rose.
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3/17/2008 - BigTarheel wrote: 85 Points
Not your everyday wine ... clearly showing some signs of oxidation with a nutty, sherry-like nose. The palate is smoothe and intriguing but clearly an oddball wine. Try this wine for the curiousity not the deliciousness.
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11/2/2007 - amgryger wrote:
Beautiful copper color. Voluptuous exotic nose of coconut cream with a little chocolate. On the palate this wine is rich, focused, and complex. If blind-folded I would definitely have thought it was a red wine. The flavor profile starts out with a really ripe exotic fruit flavor that I couldn't pin down and continues with blood orange, apricot, a touch of chocolate, and five or six other flavors I couldn't pin down. At the end, the intense flavors fade out really elegantly into a long finish that is light and alluring. Somehow it reminded me of the air just after it has rained in a flower garden.
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7/15/2007 - winekitchen wrote:
An unusual aged dry rose. Orange-hued in the glass, with distinctive sherry-like qualities on the nose and palate. Appealed much more to Tom than me--which makes sense, as he also has a much greater appreciation for sherries than I do.
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6/27/2007 - kenito799 wrote: 92 Points
Wow. This is such a unique wine, in its own category, really expands my horizons of what wine can be. For this alone I love it. Pale coppery color. Aroma first and foremost brings to mind the oxidized scent of fino sherry--instantly transporting me to Spain. Then on the palate--incredibly tangy acidty, with a flavor that could be a red or a very rich rich white--bright red fruit, cranberry, raspberry, black cherry...long tart finish...just a delicious wine that is so easy to drink quickly but deserves to be savored and contemplated. Absolutely will be buying more of this. GREAT stuff.
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6/11/2007 - caboychuck wrote:
Had with some Chinese food. Butterflied shrimp. Not the best match, but not too bad. Thought this bottle showed a little more maderized than previous bottle. Dry, decent weight. Not a real good spring time rose.
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5/29/2007 - brooklynguy wrote: 91 Points
Beautiful salmon color, gold and orange in there too. Complex nose, opening with fresh strawberries (at 12 years old!), continuing with older sherry notes, some vanilla. you would think that the palate might reflect the age of the wine, but I found it to be fresh and youthful with exuberant strawberry and peach flavors. There is also some oxidization, yes, but it adds to the appeal. A surprising and interesting wine, a definite rebuy.
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4/21/2007 - blue wrote:
Very nice wine, this is one of the best rose u can dream of. at 12 year still a s crisp and structured as it can be.
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3/11/2007 - Los 12 Glotones Likes this wine: 87 Points
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Ambarino oscuro, reflejos anaranjados y rojizos, borde yodado.
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En boca es grueso y cálido, suave, seco, excelente acidez, con sabrosas notas amargantes a confitura de naranja y vainilla, tanino algo maderoso, muy largo, original.
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11/26/2006 - caboychuck wrote:
Slightly oxidized on nose and palate. I like this wine though. It's got good full flavor and decent maturity to it. I wouldn't age any Roses, but this works. Like all from this house. I'll keep my other for later.
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7/24/2006 - tko wrote:
Grapefruit, sweet spices (cinnamon). Some oxidation/sherry-like qualities. Much better when properly chilled. T liked, but not C's favorite. Good(T)/Fair(C).
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5/29/2006 - blue wrote:
Exellent.
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5/3/2006 - blue wrote: 90 Points
Fresh nose, apricot. Sharpe on the tongue, a touch of minerality. Nice.
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4/1/2006 - NPWolfe wrote:
Very stong taste and bouquet of rose hip tea. The wine was much better slightly chilled than fully chilled. Unique structure. I could not think of a food for it to go with.
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2/1/2006 - AndrewSGHall wrote:
Pretty rosey copper colour. Interesting nose with sea water, Brie rind and dried berries. Definite oxidized notes on the palate, saline and metallic notes. Sherried notes. Nice creaminess on the back. Complex and very focus but some of the notes of off-putting. Very short finish. Not quite at the level I was expecting, but very good with tapas nibbles.
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7/27/2005 - LoireFan wrote: 90 Points
I loved this! But I like mature wines. It is not for those who want rosé young and fresh (they would give it an 82, let's say).
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