Worlds Best Vineyards 2023, 2nd evening hosted at Riscal.
Pale garnet, with large water white rim. The nose is very much on the tertiary notes, leather but still some hints of dried red fruit. Tobacco. Slight celery note. Tarry smoky notes.
Really soft palate, soft tannins so well integrated. Incredible length, at least 3 mins. Amazingly fresh and still relatively youthful.
Rapidly changing in the glass. Not one to decant or to leave too long in the glass. It’s evolving and fading in the glass.
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Ruby red core with quite a large garnet rim. The nose is still powerful and relatively youthful. Whilst some tertiary, leather, spice notes are starting to show there’s still lots of primary fruit, dark cherries and plums. Full bodied on the palate with a lovely texture, some cedar box and dark chocolate notes along with the fruit. Long, luxuriant finish. Drinking beautifully but still with potential to improve over the next 5 to 8 years.
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Very pale red, tinge of tawny. Quite a large water white rim. Delightful tertiary nose, lots of spice with some red fruit notes. Fresh acidity, very soft tannins, lots of farmyard and leather flavours but still some fruit characteristics. Finish is delightful if a little short. Probably best drunk a few years ago but still enjoyable.
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1956 Marqués de Riscal Rioja Reserva
7/11/2023 - Alex R wrote: 97 Points
Worlds Best Vineyards 2023, 2nd evening hosted at Riscal.
Pale garnet, with large water white rim. The nose is very much on the tertiary notes, leather but still some hints of dried red fruit. Tobacco. Slight celery note. Tarry smoky notes.
Really soft palate, soft tannins so well integrated. Incredible length, at least 3 mins. Amazingly fresh and still relatively youthful.
Rapidly changing in the glass. Not one to decant or to leave too long in the glass. It’s evolving and fading in the glass.
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2010 Château Le Puy Francs Côtes de Bordeaux Barthelemy
7/29/2022 - Alex R wrote: 96 Points
Ruby red core with quite a large garnet rim. The nose is still powerful and relatively youthful. Whilst some tertiary, leather, spice notes are starting to show there’s still lots of primary fruit, dark cherries and plums. Full bodied on the palate with a lovely texture, some cedar box and dark chocolate notes along with the fruit. Long, luxuriant finish. Drinking beautifully but still with potential to improve over the next 5 to 8 years.
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1997 Chateau Musar
11/10/2021 - Alex R wrote:
Very pale red, tinge of tawny. Quite a large water white rim.
Delightful tertiary nose, lots of spice with some red fruit notes.
Fresh acidity, very soft tannins, lots of farmyard and leather flavours but still some fruit characteristics.
Finish is delightful if a little short.
Probably best drunk a few years ago but still enjoyable.
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