Decent bottle but considering the quality of the vintage and its relative youth I had expected better. Tart acidity keeps this bright and refreshing but it lacks fruit and those typical aged rioja notes to make this a special bottle.
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Riojan investigation (Frank's place in Matraville): From Coravin. Medium minus intensity aromas of sour strawberry, herbaceous notes - tobacco and tomato leaf, a little white pepper, sweet spice and a dusty, earthy underpin with a little leather. Juicy acid, again the fruit is a little sour, chalky textured drying tannins , a little spice, savoury meaty and leathery notes on the finish but it's a bit meh for me. Probably need to tidy this up fairly pronto...not sure what to have it with...a sense of disappointment perhaps?
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From Coravin. Oxidised cherry and brambles, wet stone, biscuit, sweet spice, a little raisin, a tiny touch of sweet tobacco leaf and leather. With time meaty, savoury and a touch of baked bean oddly enough. The tannins are drying and a little talc textured, touches of slightly sour cherry are more prominent on the finish. Hmm
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1/9/2022 - rayq wrote: 90 Points
Decent bottle but considering the quality of the vintage and its relative youth I had expected better. Tart acidity keeps this bright and refreshing but it lacks fruit and those typical aged rioja notes to make this a special bottle.
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3/19/2021 - Levantine wrote:
as expected, big, round fully developed with and earthy, fusty, musty background and plenty of fruit and spice on top
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10/9/2020 - chatters wrote:
Riojan investigation (Frank's place in Matraville): From Coravin. Medium minus intensity aromas of sour strawberry, herbaceous notes - tobacco and tomato leaf, a little white pepper, sweet spice and a dusty, earthy underpin with a little leather. Juicy acid, again the fruit is a little sour, chalky textured drying tannins , a little spice, savoury meaty and leathery notes on the finish but it's a bit meh for me. Probably need to tidy this up fairly pronto...not sure what to have it with...a sense of disappointment perhaps?
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4/26/2020 - DAHSR wrote:
Beyond its prime I can imagine a good prime bottle to be awesome
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2/28/2020 - chatters wrote:
From Coravin. Oxidised cherry and brambles, wet stone, biscuit, sweet spice, a little raisin, a tiny touch of sweet tobacco leaf and leather. With time meaty, savoury and a touch of baked bean oddly enough. The tannins are drying and a little talc textured, touches of slightly sour cherry are more prominent on the finish. Hmm
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