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2008 Bodega Abel Mendoza Rioja Seleccion Personal
4/1/2024 - Shaggy Likes this wine: 93 Points
For a so so vintage this is just motoring along…still plenty left in the tank. No hurry if you have any in the cellar
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2021 José Gil Rioja Viñedos en San Vicente de la Sonsierra
3/31/2024 - Shaggy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Similar to the other notes here, drinking well now but will improve dramatically in the future I believe.
Nose: very expressive, blueberry, blackberry pastiles, thyme and slight pepper.
In the mouth, super smooth and silky, long and refined. Medium bodied and driven by a vein of acid down the middle. Savoury and without the taint of heavy handed oak.
This is going on to be a classic
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2018 Telmo Rodríguez Valdeorras As Caborcas
2/3/2024 - Shaggy Likes this wine: 94 Points
Just starting to come into a good place for drinking. Pretty special wine, I find this to be one of leading examples of Mencia/galician reds. it shows floral/rose type notes, maybe some rosehip, with rocks and earthy undergrowth on the nose. Very fine and direct, it’s complex and young in the mouth, plenty of fruit but not a fruity wine. This is going to be great in 5-6 years, plenty of up side here.
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