2001 Bodegas Valduero Ribera del Duero Gran Reserva

Community Tasting Notes (47) Avg Score: 92.1 points

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  12/9/2023 - SSGibson Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Now I know that the prior bottle was indeed corked. This one, my last, was wonderful.

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  11/27/2023 - SSGibson wrote:

  disappointing - past its prime (partially corked?) and overly acidic.

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  6/7/2023 - Aris1a Likes this wine: 93 Points

  This wine is at a nice place. Stylistically on the modern side, and very well made. A good balance of fruit and tannins, with hints of oak (but nothing over the top) - very well integrated. Blackberry jam, cassis, ripe pear, hints of coffee and vanilla. A really solid effort.

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  5/8/2022 - caspernick Likes this wine: 95 Points

  It's been nine years since I last tasted the 2001 Valduero, which I opened by accident. Today's bottle is intentional- Mothers Day Sunday roast. It is deep garnet colored with definite signs of aging. The nose smells divine- leather, earth, blackberry jam, cassis, mint, coffee bean, vanilla, baked blueberry and a medicinal note. The palate is dry with medium (+) acidity and melded tannins which caress my gums. This 100% Tempranillo is full bodied and I get flavors of stewed/cooked black and blue fruits, earth, leather, oak influence (coffee, vanilla and the medicinal note) and a tart black cherry note on the long finish. The tannins start to grip on the back end and cover my teeth and gums with a 'hairy' feeling. This 21 year old wine is still showing youth in structure and some fruit, amazing. It will go beautifully with our dinner and could potentially cellar some more with a drinking window out to 2027. I paid $60 back in the day for this 95 point wine which I would award 5 stars to.
  
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  3/30/2022 - Geaux Tigers wrote:

  On open, blueberries and a bit of earthy funk that gave way quickly to oak and dill, with a touch strawberry sour cherry. The oak and dill were very overpowering, so into the decanter it went.
  
  At 45 min, blueberries and spice would show after swirling, then disappear behind the strawberry-sour cherry- dill concoction, still complimentary earthy notes. Elegant and restrained, but something is off kilter.
  
  At 60 min this turned into a sour, acidic bitter mess, so much so, that I opened a different bottle (‘08 Staglin). Will try again and see if more air revives it, not hopeful!

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