Lukt av litt mørke bær, litt blomster og litt eik.
Smaksrik. Relativt kraftig anslag, men litt mindre kraft i midtpartiet og mot slutten. En del syre. Middels lengde. Litt tanniner. Merkbart alderspreg.
En elegant og god moden Rioja.
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Freshly red, with a nice nose of mature fruit. Mostly ripe and warm-weather cherry-raspberry with hints of (overripe?) strawberry. Unfortunately, its taste is less delightful, with hints of what should have been earthy fruits and ripe berries, hampered by slightly metallic rubber. While similarly coming across as quite thin. Assuming this 15 y.o. Rioja could have benefited from significantly newer and more prominent oak is probably no quality mark. Lazy tannins and lack of lively freshness did not help alongside food. Still ok within its price range, of course, but mostly a let-down. Definitely no re-purchase.
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4/7/2024 - havarhar wrote: 89 Points
Rød, litt mot brun.
Lukt av litt mørke bær, litt blomster og litt eik.
Smaksrik. Relativt kraftig anslag, men litt mindre kraft i midtpartiet og mot slutten. En del syre. Middels lengde. Litt tanniner. Merkbart alderspreg.
En elegant og god moden Rioja.
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11/10/2023 - dearth wrote: 86 Points
Freshly red, with a nice nose of mature fruit. Mostly ripe and warm-weather cherry-raspberry with hints of (overripe?) strawberry. Unfortunately, its taste is less delightful, with hints of what should have been earthy fruits and ripe berries, hampered by slightly metallic rubber. While similarly coming across as quite thin. Assuming this 15 y.o. Rioja could have benefited from significantly newer and more prominent oak is probably no quality mark. Lazy tannins and lack of lively freshness did not help alongside food. Still ok within its price range, of course, but mostly a let-down. Definitely no re-purchase.
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10/30/2019 - mike410 wrote: flawed
Corked and had a distinctive brown rim.
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1/29/2019 - Rcapria Likes this wine: 88 Points
not very fruity or rich in texture. Good for the price. mediums finish, some chocolate overtones.
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9/14/2018 - jroberts86 wrote: 88 Points
definitely dry, nice fruit profile tempered by the age. Opened up over the evening and was beautifully paired with moderately spicy food.
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