Stunning nose, fresh rose petals and smokey leather.
Palate very much the same with lots of spicy cinnamon, black pepper bite, deliciously elegant pure lightweight mouthfeel. Old slightly smokey post-rain Haro earth.
Some tart red sour cherry, great lively acidity. Red plumb skin. Fruit in its softened mature stage, everything really integrated together seamlessly. Great length evolving through a minute long finish.
Maybe 5-10 years left given bottle variation and where you like your tertiary fruit/acid balance to be. With Flannery lamb for mamas 70 with the aunties. Hau'oli lā hānau!
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Lorne Rangers 2024 (Lorne): Discernibly elegant just from its pale ruby appearance in the glass, and smelled fantastic from the moment it was poured, with soft leather, hot earth and that delightful sense that the fruit is poised to complete its transformation into something gamey, but hasn't quite finished doing so. A touch of truffle on the saline, savoury palate, and plenty of spry red fruit. Delicious, and so food-friendly.
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Lorne Rangers 2024 - Rioja (Lorne Restaurant, London): Bell pepper, bridle and cepe stock on pouring. Something gamey too. Palate has a hint of caper, is beautifully savoury and has flawless balancing acidity. Love the way each time you go back to this there are subtle changes around the edges, a hint of Worcester Sauce umami, a little sweet chestnut, a touch of clove and that hint of high class leather. Lovely mature GR Rioja in a great place.
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Rich and elegant, with no appreciable oak notes. Complex nose of dark cherries and red berry Tempranillo fruit with a touch of leather, camphor, and wet leaves. Long finish and still some dustiness of the tannins. This was excellent and will go for decades. 30 minutes of air helped.
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Jim and Michelene for their 40th wedding anniversary w/ chef Don Saunders. Dave D's btl flighted w/ Matt L's 95 Bosconia. What a flt!!! Tonight I slightly preferred the fruit and intensity of this Tondonia. This is totally in the pocket now but, I'd be delighted if I owned at least 3 of them as this still may have some upside, if that's possible? This is/was stunning! 97+ And, I think of myself as more of Bosconia guy. As Dave would say..."amazing". Thanks Dave D!
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3/20/2024 - Neumann U47 wrote:
Stunning nose, fresh rose petals and smokey leather.
Palate very much the same with lots of spicy cinnamon, black pepper bite, deliciously elegant pure lightweight mouthfeel. Old slightly smokey post-rain Haro earth.
Some tart red sour cherry, great lively acidity. Red plumb skin. Fruit in its softened mature stage, everything really integrated together seamlessly. Great length evolving through a minute long finish.
Maybe 5-10 years left given bottle variation and where you like your tertiary fruit/acid balance to be. With Flannery lamb for mamas 70 with the aunties.
Hau'oli lā hānau!
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1/31/2024 - NickA Likes this wine: 93 Points
Lorne Rangers 2024 (Lorne): Discernibly elegant just from its pale ruby appearance in the glass, and smelled fantastic from the moment it was poured, with soft leather, hot earth and that delightful sense that the fruit is poised to complete its transformation into something gamey, but hasn't quite finished doing so. A touch of truffle on the saline, savoury palate, and plenty of spry red fruit. Delicious, and so food-friendly.
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1/31/2024 - Vinumming & Ahhing Likes this wine: 93 Points
Lorne Rangers 2024 - Rioja (Lorne Restaurant, London): Bell pepper, bridle and cepe stock on pouring. Something gamey too. Palate has a hint of caper, is beautifully savoury and has flawless balancing acidity. Love the way each time you go back to this there are subtle changes around the edges, a hint of Worcester Sauce umami, a little sweet chestnut, a touch of clove and that hint of high class leather. Lovely mature GR Rioja in a great place.
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1/31/2024 - doctornoah Likes this wine: 94 Points
Rich and elegant, with no appreciable oak notes. Complex nose of dark cherries and red berry Tempranillo fruit with a touch of leather, camphor, and wet leaves. Long finish and still some dustiness of the tannins. This was excellent and will go for decades. 30 minutes of air helped.
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10/19/2023 - chablis28 wrote: 97 Points
Jim and Michelene for their 40th wedding anniversary w/ chef Don Saunders. Dave D's btl flighted w/ Matt L's 95 Bosconia. What a flt!!! Tonight I slightly preferred the fruit and intensity of this Tondonia. This is totally in the pocket now but, I'd be delighted if I owned at least 3 of them as this still may have some upside, if that's possible? This is/was stunning! 97+ And, I think of myself as more of Bosconia guy. As Dave would say..."amazing". Thanks Dave D!
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