2006 Bodegas Franco-Españolas Rioja Bordón Gran Reserva

Community Tasting Notes (9) Median Score: 90 points

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  7/6/2020 - Bjorn1510 Does not like this wine: 75 Points

  Red brick Noss: Heavy oak, dark fruit, earthy, dusty Palete: Dry, Med tannins and Med acid. Burned Oak, inky, earty. Full body. Summary: Not the style for me, to Oaky

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  2/7/2020 - Harley1199 wrote:

  Pn'p. My initial mistake was when I picked up this bottle I thought it was a 2005. Intoxicating aromas of thyme, camphor and mushrooms on the forest floor. Also a few notes of red berries and marzipan. As a young GR, just a teen, that it is needs some time to blossom calming down those memories of sweet spices from white oak. Noticeable there's no a trace of coconut neither drill. Pitifully. On the palate it is almost ready with a watery texture, lively acidity and a shortie persistence for a GR standards. Lovely legs in the glass. Serious and not typical Bordón with some time ahead. A food wine indeed but I would like to have a magnum of this right now.
  
  Abierta y servida. Mi error inicial fue cuando pillé esta botella pensando que era un 2005. Aromas embriagadores de tomillo, alcanfor y hongos en el suelo del bosque. También algunas notas de frutos rojos y mazapán. Como el joven GR que es, solo un adolescente, necesita tiempo para florecer calmando esos recuerdos de especias dulces del roble blanco. Destacable que no hay rastro de coco ni similar. Lástima. Al paladar está casi listo con una textura acuosa, acidez viva y una persistencia corta para un estándar de GR. Hermosas lágrimas en la copa. Bordón serio y no típico con algo de tiempo por delante. Un vino para comer aunque preferiría tener un magnum ahora mismo.

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  2/7/2019 - WineTally Likes this wine:

  Blend: Tempranillo, Mazuelo and Graciano
  destemmed, lightly crushed
  Malolactic.
  Aged 30 months in medium-toast American oak barrels (Ohio).
  Aged in bottle 3- years before release.
  13.5% Abv.
  Proprietor: Borja Eguizábal (3rd gen)
  
  A(ccuracy)=2: Med brick/garnet. Classic sweet oak perfume.
  B(alance)=2: Compact fruit and firm acid structure.
  C(omplexity)=2: Dark berries, earth, smoke, licorice, leather.
  D(epth)=2: Polished mouthfeel. Evolved palate and lingering finish.
  
  Wine Tally Score [2,2,2,2] = 8/10
  
  At its best after 5 hours in wide-base decanter.
  Bit lighter in body, higher in acidity, and more vibrant than the 2005 (tasted on 12/28/2018)
  Both worthy example of traditional style Rioja.
  
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  12/27/2017 - Eriklainen wrote:

  Aged with abundance of tertiary notes. Tannins are a little weak, acid is gone and the taste is a little weak. It is the nose that gets the attention and I am not sure everyone appreciates it. Stables and a strange herb found in Sweden (ostronört) which is awkward. Cannot see how this would improve over time. Last bottle.

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  2/21/2017 - Pieter Cru Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Great wine!
  Lots of tasting notes are describing a second day after opening.
  But how is that possible?
  The better the wine the faster you have a empty bottle on table.
  We always drink a wine together. Me and my lovely wife. And if its not empty in +/- 2-3 hours than we have a problem. The wine isn't so good.
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  Bordon Gran reserva 2006 (the last bottle frome the cellar) is brilliant and of great aromatic complexity. Warm, rich and silky taste. That's how Bordon writes on the back label. Wel it's true. From the first zip it's velvet rich and silky with a sweetness you only can find with the best in class.
  By and drink now!
  It's on top now and is not getting any better.

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