Looks like I guzzled quite a few of these about 10 years ago. Haven't had one since. It's barely budged! Love it. Silky and very cherry, some vanilla, blood orange. Oak is there but it's not a bomb. Great producer, great Year, great bottle. Yum.
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Reading Offline #1 - Alino's Thames Lido Dinner - Mixed Whites and Reds (The Thames Lido, Reading): Fabulous wine here. Nose has layer upon layer of blueberry coulis, classy vanilla oak and some tobacco leaf too. With air some sandalwood and them some nutmeg emerges there is almost a Pastel de nata, creaminess and the charred top of the custard too. Palate is cool dark fruited and rich. Some spicy plum and more nutmeg as well.
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the last of my bottles and without question the most delicious - mature without any hard edges and with the fruit still shining through, this was excellent - would be good for a few years yet
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55F SAOR - Dense translucent ruby black - ready clean and fresh florally pushed sweet strawberries and plum - oak gone - amazing freshness for 23 yr old - rich velvety and alcoholic- a real vinous treat.
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(La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza Reserva Especial) Mature, plum, dill, oak nose; mature, light-medium bodied, plum, black fruit palate; medium-plus finish
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5/13/2024 - SoundinBetween wrote: flawed
corked beyond recognition
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5/12/2024 - jeffreylubowski Likes this wine: 93 Points
Looks like I guzzled quite a few of these about 10 years ago. Haven't had one since. It's barely budged! Love it. Silky and very cherry, some vanilla, blood orange. Oak is there but it's not a bomb. Great producer, great Year, great bottle. Yum.
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4/30/2024 - Vinumming & Ahhing Likes this wine: 93 Points
Reading Offline #1 - Alino's Thames Lido Dinner - Mixed Whites and Reds (The Thames Lido, Reading): Fabulous wine here. Nose has layer upon layer of blueberry coulis, classy vanilla oak and some tobacco leaf too. With air some sandalwood and them some nutmeg emerges there is almost a Pastel de nata, creaminess and the charred top of the custard too. Palate is cool dark fruited and rich. Some spicy plum and more nutmeg as well.
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4/23/2024 - hargy Likes this wine: 92 Points
the last of my bottles and without question the most delicious - mature without any hard edges and with the fruit still shining through, this was excellent - would be good for a few years yet
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4/10/2024 - Tgood wrote:
55F SAOR - Dense translucent ruby black - ready clean and fresh florally pushed sweet strawberries and plum - oak gone - amazing freshness for 23 yr old - rich velvety and alcoholic- a real vinous treat.
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