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• 2010 Bodegas Muga Rioja Gran Reserva Prado Enea

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  4/21/2024 - tak4 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Using WSET 3 system:
  Medium ruby, medium + intensity on nose
  On nose - red cherry, strawberry, red apple peel, rose, cinnamon, baking spice, vanilla, tar, touch of green pepper, prune, black pepper, szechuan peppercorn, meat, plum, tobacco.
  Developing
  Dry, medium+ acid, medium+ tannin, high alcohol, full body
  Flavor intensity is pronounced
  Flavors - echoes nose with more notes of vanilla, cinnamon
  Finish - long
  BLIC - gets all 4 - outstanding
  Drink now, suitable for further aging
  
  This is a really nice wine. I have disliked many Rioja in the past but not this one. Well balanced. I think a wine like this really needs a lot of age. Drinking very well now.

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• 2015 Lillian Winery Syrah

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  4/20/2024 - tak4 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Using WSET Level 3 system
  Color / intensity - deep ruby
  Intensity - pronounced
  Aromas - blackberry, plum, black cherry, black raisin, meat, smoke, earth, baking spice, vanilla, black olive, rose
  Development - developing
  Dry, high acid, high alcohol, medium+ tannins, full body
  Flavor intensity high
  Finish - long
  Flavors - replicate nose, add bay leaf
  Overall - BLIC 1/1/1/1 - Outstanding
  Drink now, but suitable for further aging
  
  Unofficially, this is an awesome wine!

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• 2013 Tenuta Caparzo Brunello di Montalcino

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  3/9/2024 - tak4 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Poured from Coravin. I've had these for a while and they are getting nice. Tasting using WSET system:
  
  Appearance: medium garnet
  Aromas: moderate aromaticity, red cherry, black licorice, touch of vanilla, tar, black cherry, rose, frangipane, leather, tobacco, seems like it's developing but has some tertiary flavor
  Palate: dry, medium+ acidity, medium+ tannins, medium alcohol, medium body
  Flavors: mirrors nose, more tar, more cherry; medium intensity; medium- finish
  Balance - good - 1
  Length - fine but not long - 0
  Intensity - good, 1/2
  Complexity - good, 1/2
  Total 2 = good
  
  That said, I like this wine a lot! Really enjoyable, has some tertiary flavors that are coming in nicely, and the price was right.

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