2014 C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España) Rioja Monopole Blanco

Community Tasting Notes (29) Avg Score: 86.4 points

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  5/22/2023 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Didn't even know I had this; I found it when I was cleaning out one of my wine cages. Glad I did, since I had no record of ever purchasing it, and it is quite nice! On the advice of other tasters, I opened this and let most of it sit overnight in the fridge. Today, showing some real neat stuff. First, this is a 9 year-old white Rioja, so I had no idea what to expect. I needn't have worried. It is a great change-of-pace white, a whole melange of aromas and flavors, including mineral, sea spray, saline, and apricot fruit. Very fresh and alive with a fine acid backbone and a complex finish, with anise in evidence. Looks young, too! This would go well with oysters on the half-shell or non-heavy fish dishes like grilled white fish fillets. Slight bit of lanolin reminds me of a fine German Riesling too. I'm willing to bet this was a good bargain, too, though I have no idea what I paid for this, even though I have purchased multiple bottles of the 2016 in years gone by that are long gone. Do yourself a favor expand your horizons with this wine. 4-12-16-8: 90/100.

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  6/24/2018 - mpsocal Does not like this wine:

  Not for me. It wasn’t very good.

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  6/4/2018 - Neecies Likes this wine:

  This wine went through a stretch where bottles tasted like gasoline, but everything's back in form now and it tastes like it did on release, but fuller.

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  9/10/2017 - MrMitosis Does not like this wine:

  Horrid!

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  8/14/2017 - Neecies Likes this wine:

  Smokey nose on creamy and subtle pear fruit, flor-ish, and there's a pretty orange blossom note that grabs attention on the finish. Very different, and terrific with an appetizer of gruyere cheese and almonds.

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