2010 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904

Community Tasting Notes (171) Avg Score: 92.6 points

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  4/6/2024 - acyso wrote: 93 Points

  Birthday party (Chicago, IL): Lots and lots of American oak, of course. Lots of fruit and plenty of leathery notes as well. Not particularly funky or barnyardy, but a clean, intense expression of Rioja here. Great stuff, and almost certainly more accessible than the 890 (which I have yet to try).

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  4/1/2024 - GGinSF wrote: 90 Points

  Excellent. Drinking great now, and should improve or at least hold for 10+ more years.

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  3/23/2024 - amateur62 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Tempranillo (90%) from vines over 60 years old, complemented by Graciano (10%), destemmed and fermented in stainless steel tanks controlled temperature for 18 days. Aged 4 years in 4-year-old American oak barrels. Total acidity 5.9 g/l, alcohol 13.5% vol.
  
  Decanted 2h before dinner, but it still improved with more time. Superb intense nose, dark fruited, tar and ethereal, on the palate good freshness, dry and full bodied, good length with still some edges but not disruptive.
  
  Classic Reserva from a superb vintage, developed nicely within the last 30 months but requires still more cellaring time to peak. Drink now with a long decant or within the next 2 decades, 92-93+.

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  3/17/2024 - happy712 Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Ready to drink after a quick 30 minute decant, but it was still evolving after 5 hours. Beautiful floral bouquet with refined oak and dried cherries. Will continue to improve as it sits in the glass.

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  3/16/2024 - Iron76 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  3h dekantiert. Leicht erdige und ledrige nase aber auch dichter aromenmix aus dunkler und roter frucht.... klassischer rioja im mund - schöne frucht mit fein integrierter säure und etwas holz im abgang. Sehr seidiger trinkfluss. 92+

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