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2004 Faustino Rioja I Gran Reserva
2/20/2018 - Rondelet Likes this wine: 93 Points
Deep (not quite opaque) garnet red (with no fading on the rim). Developing nose with medium intensity. Plumb, some black cherry a hint smoky and some raisin characters. On the palate, dry with medium+ intensity, black cherry, kirsch, pepper with high, slightly ripe tannin and a hint of licorice. Finish was long. Overall an excellent wine. Was decanted 1.5-2 hours before tasting. Nice integration and super smooth. Great QPR. Still young and I suspect with another 3-4 years more tertiary characters would round out this wine giving it more characer. This wine was the best in the line-up despite some very old siblings being present.
[Faustino I: 2005-1964 vertical retrospective].
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2001 Faustino Rioja I Gran Reserva
2/2/2018 - Rondelet Likes this wine: 91 Points
Deep garnet red with some bricking on the rim. On the nose, medium- intensity with a slightly oxidized character, suggesting the wine has some age but not overly distracting. Black fruit, black olive tapenade, some nutiness with time in the decanter. On the palate, medium intensity with high, dry tannin. Black fruit with tons of black pepper, black cherry with blueberry notes and some chocolate liqueur. Full body with high acidity. Finish just short of what I would call long. This is an excellent wine, but a bit out of balance, with the fruit being a bit one dimensional. This improved over the course of the night sitting in the decanter, suggesting this vintage may have some time to go (just not sure about this particular bottle). Still, a nice glass of red.
[Faustino I: 2005-1964 vertical retrospective]
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2005 Faustino Rioja I Gran Reserva
2/2/2018 - Rondelet Likes this wine: 92 Points
Opaque garnet red (no fading on the rim). Medium- intensity on the nose with black cherry, plumb, mild tea leaf, some floral notes - but still closed. On the palate the tannins were high and smooth and a snick ripe - followed the nose with black cherry, plumb, some blueberry and tea leaf. Full body with high alcohol. Finish was long. This is an excellent wine (especially for the price point), but needs at least another 4-5 years and based on the other wines in the flight - will probably go for another 20-30 years. Wine was decanted for 1.5 - 2 hours before tasting.
[Faustino I: 2005-1964 vertical retrospective].
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