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2010 Alain Paret St. Joseph Les Larmes du Pere
1/18/2024 - BrianPA wrote: 90 Points
Agree with reviews. Drinking well, silky smooth, terrific QPR if you have been patient and aged 14 years.
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2011 Bodegas Olarra Rioja Cerro Anon Gran Reserva
12/27/2023 - BrianPA Likes this wine: 90 Points
Reading the prior reviews I agree: smooth red fruits, mostly raspberry, a well balanced wine, with a medium finish featuring vanilla. A nice bottle for sure, but not a 93 pointer. Palate is thin, lacking depth of fruit, and it has no real complexity -- it did not improve with air. Grippy tannins I assume mostly from the oak. Nice sizzle but no real steak :( I guess I am more like Tanzer in my reviews than Suckling ....
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2020 Temporal Vintners Tempranillo
12/16/2023 - BrianPA wrote: 88 Points
- Brick color - Blackberries, leather, tobacco, medium tannins, hint of smoke. Very good hearty autumn drinker for $15. MoreRibiero del Duero than Rioja.
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