2017 C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España) Rioja Monopole Blanco

Community Tasting Notes (27) Avg Score: 88.6 points

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  3/1/2024 - Thomas Fairfax wrote:

  Really interesting nose - sea shell, toasted almonds, iodine, yellow fruits - but on its way out. Something seems slightly hollow mid-palate, and the acidity insufficient to carry it the full distance. Very much a worthwhile curiosity however.

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  4/22/2023 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Nose of bright lemon acid , ocean minerals of salt and piercing integration of tropical citrus. Palate is same as nose that is refreshing with halibut poached dish with Mediterranean olives, zucchini , and herbs.

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  4/22/2022 - fussyeater Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Yellowy green in colour. Lime seaweed lemon and stone fruits on the nose and after time hints of butterscotch. Some weight and viscosity on the palate but not OTT and seems quite open and expressive with a core of savoury white fruits with lively acids and salinity. Very interesting, quite complex and serious. BTG from Zalto Universal.

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  1/11/2022 - lake.vino Likes this wine: 88 Points

  This is not a "great" wine. At $7/bottle on "closeout", it is an amazing QPR. Nose waxy, slightly aromatic and floral, pear. Palate similarly waxy and orchard fruit - pear and apple and a bit of white peach. Finish not all that long, some mineral, a bit of acid (if not enough for me). Great for the table on a weeknight. This has enough complexity and seriousness to be interesting, but it's not got the complexity ro depth of "greatness".

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  8/3/2021 - djpo wrote: 87 Points

  A grassy, great with Asian food wine.

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