My oldest Rioja when we drank it in 2014. Amazing. After two hours opening in the decanter and glass, it still amazed. It was light, almost vaporous in its subtlety. Completely different than a 5, 10 or 15 year old Gran Reserva.
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Utterly delicious, and the wine of the night among stiff competition. Leads me to conclude that these wines (meaning old school rioja) just get better and better.
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The Rare Wine Co. Bodegas Riojanas Monte Real Vertical Dinner (Piperade Restaurant, San Francisco, California): Bodegas Riojanas Monte Real vertical dinner - bricked medium red violet color; appealing, mature, dried tobacco, dried porcini mushroom, light beef bouillon nose; tasty, mature but poised, elegant, dried tobacco, dried mushroom, dried cherry palate with firm tannins and structure; will go 10-15 years yet; long finish 93+ points
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Five Decades of Bodegas Riojanas Monte Real (Piperade Restaurant, San Francisco): Medium center. Funky, aggressively sweaty nose. There is a wonderful sense of sweet fruit amazing for the age, but clunky tannins and significant volatile acidity ultimately make it feel harsh and poorly integrated. A question of balance, not adequate material. Not as good a bottle as the one tasted in 2011.
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1/17/2016 - stevenc.rees@gmail.com wrote: 96 Points
My oldest Rioja when we drank it in 2014. Amazing. After two hours opening in the decanter and glass, it still amazed. It was light, almost vaporous in its subtlety. Completely different than a 5, 10 or 15 year old Gran Reserva.
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8/28/2014 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Utterly delicious, and the wine of the night among stiff competition. Leads me to conclude that these wines (meaning old school rioja) just get better and better.
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2/16/2013 - acidqueen wrote: 95 Points
Sweet dried amarena cherry. Vanilla and citrus peel. Smooth, good acid, light body but rich in flavor. Beautiful, elegant wine.
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1/25/2013 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 93 Points
The Rare Wine Co. Bodegas Riojanas Monte Real Vertical Dinner (Piperade Restaurant, San Francisco, California): Bodegas Riojanas Monte Real vertical dinner - bricked medium red violet color; appealing, mature, dried tobacco, dried porcini mushroom, light beef bouillon nose; tasty, mature but poised, elegant, dried tobacco, dried mushroom, dried cherry palate with firm tannins and structure; will go 10-15 years yet; long finish 93+ points
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1/25/2013 - drwine2001 wrote:
Five Decades of Bodegas Riojanas Monte Real (Piperade Restaurant, San Francisco): Medium center. Funky, aggressively sweaty nose. There is a wonderful sense of sweet fruit amazing for the age, but clunky tannins and significant volatile acidity ultimately make it feel harsh and poorly integrated. A question of balance, not adequate material. Not as good a bottle as the one tasted in 2011.
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