From my OWC. The 92 Valbuena indeed has noticable bottle variation. Among the 3 bottles I tried (2 from owc and 1 from loose), they all showed differently. The bottle today was muted unfortunately. Should have decanted it.
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First bottle from an owc. Dark fruit, ink, mineral, tar and smoke. Unlike a bottle I drank few years ago which displayed a very floral character, this bottle was more Vega in style with concentration and power. It paired very well with Yakiniku. 92+
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Second and last bottle. Top shoulder fill. Cork 3/4 soaked but too dry and clean. Pnp. Stunning aromatics right out of the gates. Red fruit, floral aromas and spices, elevated acidity. A touch of brett too. Fine tannins almost entirely gone. Long finish. Better than 2 years ago. 94-95. Very impressive, few wines are aromatically as expressive as this. A fair bit of fine sediment too so better to keep upright for a couple days before opening. Drink now.
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10/11/2019 - Burgnick wrote: 88 Points
From my OWC. The 92 Valbuena indeed has noticable bottle variation. Among the 3 bottles I tried (2 from owc and 1 from loose), they all showed differently. The bottle today was muted unfortunately. Should have decanted it.
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9/2/2019 - Burgnick wrote:
A loose bottle not from my owc. Slightly oxidized showing more tea and tart fruit.
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6/30/2019 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 92 Points
First bottle from an owc. Dark fruit, ink, mineral, tar and smoke. Unlike a bottle I drank few years ago which displayed a very floral character, this bottle was more Vega in style with concentration and power. It paired very well with Yakiniku. 92+
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4/14/2018 - pavel_p Likes this wine: 94 Points
Second and last bottle. Top shoulder fill. Cork 3/4 soaked but too dry and clean. Pnp. Stunning aromatics right out of the gates. Red fruit, floral aromas and spices, elevated acidity. A touch of brett too. Fine tannins almost entirely gone. Long finish. Better than 2 years ago. 94-95.
Very impressive, few wines are aromatically as expressive as this. A fair bit of fine sediment too so better to keep upright for a couple days before opening. Drink now.
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3/4/2016 - Cpo Likes this wine: 94 Points
drinks good now, lots of years in it left
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