1968 C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España) Rioja Imperial Gran Reserva

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 94.9 points

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  2/4/2024 - Peter Spijker wrote: flawed

  Totally gone. Raisins, prunes, chocolate, dates. Very dark in color.

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  2/2/2024 - ThijsV wrote: flawed

  BYOB dinner and then some; 2/1/2024-2/2/2024 (Avalon, Amsterdam): This was unfortunately fully maderized. Bought at an auction and I guess it has spent the better part of its life in a sunny Spanish shop window. Coffee, chocolate, raisins, stout.

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  11/7/2023 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 95 Points

  A great, classical, old-style Rioja, wonderfully fresh, with mostly resolved tannins but supported by its acidity, slender but not skinny; the ten years in oak show in the balsamic notes on the nose, clear and transparent palate, but still with some fruit left, excellent length.

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  8/5/2020 - Rani Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Another stellar exemplar of this wine. Earthy, notes of clay, hung meat, red berries and dried leaves. Very elegant, velvety texture, soft tannins and good length. Superb.

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  11/17/2018 - urban_dk Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Surprisingly fresh, with little noticeable bricking and virtually no sediment. People around the table thought it was decades younger. Slight note of sandalwood, prominent dill on the nose. Palate revealed smoke and light red berry, with a velvety finish. I think this could go at least a decade (or two) longer, if stored as well as this bottle.

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