On the lighter side today, elegant, fresh, very long. Inmpeccable complexity, Spanish, smokey, but dressed for dinner. #El Cellar de Can Rocca #JubileTasting
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This was one of my top wine experiences of the year. In line with with 90’ Las Cases couple of weeks back. Whereas the 90 Las Cases was seductive and almost hedonistic, this had a bit more rougher edges but not lacking in complexity.
It took about 90 mins in the glass to open up properly. Tastes much younger than it is with beautifully integrated tannins. It has secondary nuances but still with primary fruit intact. It hasn’t really started it’s journey into tertiary yet which surprises for a wine with over 40 years of age. This is a magnificent wine and was a pleasure to experience it.
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Vega Sicilia Unicos (Peppercorn's (Hartford, CT)): A luscious, elegant soft and round Vega. Supple and Burg-like, with red-fruits and spice. A bit short, but the texture was so captivating and contemplative.
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Weekend in Minneapolis; 8/17/2018-8/18/2018 (Various Locations): These wines are always just awesome and this was no different. We opened and decanted and I gave it some time to open in the glass before really drinking. Still a young wine. While the tannin and oak has calmed down some and there's lots more going on, they are still very much there and I'm sure if I was blinded I would not guess 38 years old. It's got lots of fruits and tons of spice and somehow managed to not overpower the pasta that we were eating alongside it (although the Italian wine perhaps was a bit better suited as a paring). Still, very good.
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Opened and decanted and then poured and drank over the course of maybe 2.5 hours. This is a wine that was only getting better. Prob the early part of the drinking window, but really with time in the decanter it was gaining body and interest and so it's not going anywhere fast. It's got that wonderful spice that I love in Unicos and hints of red fruits underneath and just a perfect wine for the steak we had (also worked well with the Duck).
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9/6/2022 - beatles wrote: 96 Points
On the lighter side today, elegant, fresh, very long. Inmpeccable complexity, Spanish, smokey, but dressed for dinner.
#El Cellar de Can Rocca #JubileTasting
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7/10/2021 - Dibbs wrote: 97 Points
This was one of my top wine experiences of the year. In line with with 90’ Las Cases couple of weeks back. Whereas the 90 Las Cases was seductive and almost hedonistic, this had a bit more rougher edges but not lacking in complexity.
It took about 90 mins in the glass to open up properly. Tastes much younger than it is with beautifully integrated tannins. It has secondary nuances but still with primary fruit intact. It hasn’t really started it’s journey into tertiary yet which surprises for a wine with over 40 years of age. This is a magnificent wine and was a pleasure to experience it.
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10/24/2018 - mdefreitas wrote: 94 Points
Vega Sicilia Unicos (Peppercorn's (Hartford, CT)): A luscious, elegant soft and round Vega. Supple and Burg-like, with red-fruits and spice. A bit short, but the texture was so captivating and contemplative.
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8/18/2018 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine: 94 Points
Weekend in Minneapolis; 8/17/2018-8/18/2018 (Various Locations): These wines are always just awesome and this was no different. We opened and decanted and I gave it some time to open in the glass before really drinking. Still a young wine. While the tannin and oak has calmed down some and there's lots more going on, they are still very much there and I'm sure if I was blinded I would not guess 38 years old. It's got lots of fruits and tons of spice and somehow managed to not overpower the pasta that we were eating alongside it (although the Italian wine perhaps was a bit better suited as a paring). Still, very good.
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6/8/2017 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Opened and decanted and then poured and drank over the course of maybe 2.5 hours. This is a wine that was only getting better. Prob the early part of the drinking window, but really with time in the decanter it was gaining body and interest and so it's not going anywhere fast. It's got that wonderful spice that I love in Unicos and hints of red fruits underneath and just a perfect wine for the steak we had (also worked well with the Duck).
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