Decanted for 30 minutes and then off to the races! This is drinking quite nicely, albeit on the younger side. Oak is still integrating with the wine's dark fruited and ripe black cherry and vanilla notes. Tannins give the wine a nice structure leading to a recommendation to hold additional bottles of this wine for a few years to see what develops.
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I loved this Rioja Gran Reserva. Smooth, rich flavors, and everything well integrated at 12 years. Nice mix of both red fruit and dark fruit and a complimentary level of sweet oak as well as leather tobacco, and balsamic. Wish I had more bottles of this.
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4/10/2024 - North Willis Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted for 30 minutes and then off to the races! This is drinking quite nicely, albeit on the younger side. Oak is still integrating with the wine's dark fruited and ripe black cherry and vanilla notes. Tannins give the wine a nice structure leading to a recommendation to hold additional bottles of this wine for a few years to see what develops.
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2/2/2024 - jonboy74 Likes this wine: 93 Points
another spectacular bottle. not overly oaky, not rustic, just beauty in a bottle
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1/27/2024 - samperez134 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Drank during Ednilson's well party
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1/21/2024 - tedcholl Likes this wine: 93 Points
I loved this Rioja Gran Reserva. Smooth, rich flavors, and everything well integrated at 12 years. Nice mix of both red fruit and dark fruit and a complimentary level of sweet oak as well as leather tobacco, and balsamic. Wish I had more bottles of this.
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12/24/2023 - cincybt Likes this wine: 93 Points
Savvy Rioja vets and neophytes all loved this vino tinto. Extraordinary depth with uncommon approachability. Classic.
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