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2016 Bodegas la Tercera Rioja Reserva
2/14/2024 - jazzop wrote: 80 Points
Nose of cherry and cedar. Tart cherry, underripe plum, and sour cherry notes. A faint hint of pepper and baking spice on the finish and exhale. Nothing to see here. Move along now.
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2004 Bodega Numanthia Toro Termanthia
6/3/2023 - jazzop wrote: 95 Points
Decanted due to the cork being damaged by an amateur waiter, but a good thing anyway due to the heavy sediment in the bottle.
The nose was like nothing I've ever smelled before (on wine): phenolic and tarry, like something between a road-resurfacing asphalt truck and Islay whisky. After 30 minutes, things settled down a bit; but throughout the experience, the aroma was still disconnected from the taste.
Hitting the palate, I got strong anise, cassis, garrigue, and dark stone fruit and dark berry notes. The second wave of flavor was similar to a Gran Reserva: tobacco, raisin, prune, with cedar whiffs after swallowing. At certain moments, I felt like someone had added old tawny port to my glass in small amounts with a pipette.
I really don't know how to characterize this wine, as it is one of those uncommon Parkerized wines that actually lasts for two decades. It could hold up for 5 more years, or it could be already on the decline.
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2019 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Russian River Valley
3/16/2023 - jazzop wrote: 93 Points
Complex nose of sasparilla, dark fruit, damp earth, and warm spices.
On the attack, a lush and velvety tease of mulberry, strawberry, and a curiously quasi-malolactic hint. About 0.5 seconds later, the palate turned quickly to dark cherry, with a half-unzipped, sexily tight pencil skirt of dry tannins. The finish was surprisingly long and both earthy and plummy. Acidicty and ethanol were both unobtrusive, as they should be.
I will give my other bottles at least a year before tasting again. I think this wine has at least 2 years to improve and reconcile its flavors.
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