Nose: Floral, shrubs, ripe smashed berries Taste: chalky tannins, good acidity, light - probably low abv, preserved orange peel, iodine, some earthy or even slightly rubbery bitterness, you could convince me it's walnut. This is at a good spot right now for my tastes. It's my one and only bottle, and while I have no regrets drinking this now, I wish I had another to hang onto and revisit 10-15 years from now...for giggles.
Overall, this is a very good wine if you like aged wines, and the value is very good for the 30 bones I paid. It's not complex, but also not dirt simple. If this is still $30 now, it's an excellent everyday Rioja Gran Reserva.
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No formal notes. However, improved from a few months ago - 2 hours of breathing definitely helps. Great fruit, good integrated oak. Now or for several more years.
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Showing well right now, with notes of black cherry, black currant, milk chocolate, and tobacco commingling throughout. There's a healthy dose of oak too that straddles the line but never quite takes over. Surprising freshness, with welcome acidity. This is solid.
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5/10/2024 - YackAttack213 Likes this wine: 88 Points
Nose: Floral, shrubs, ripe smashed berries
Taste: chalky tannins, good acidity, light - probably low abv, preserved orange peel, iodine, some earthy or even slightly rubbery bitterness, you could convince me it's walnut. This is at a good spot right now for my tastes. It's my one and only bottle, and while I have no regrets drinking this now, I wish I had another to hang onto and revisit 10-15 years from now...for giggles.
Overall, this is a very good wine if you like aged wines, and the value is very good for the 30 bones I paid. It's not complex, but also not dirt simple. If this is still $30 now, it's an excellent everyday Rioja Gran Reserva.
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5/1/2024 - Mckalm Likes this wine: 90 Points
Mörkröd, orangeton, mörka bär, mkt tanniner, bärighet, choklad, tobak,
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3/5/2024 - pdadams66 Likes this wine: 90 Points
No formal notes. However, improved from a few months ago - 2 hours of breathing definitely helps. Great fruit, good integrated oak. Now or for several more years.
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3/3/2024 - ziavino wrote: 91 Points
Showing well right now, with notes of black cherry, black currant, milk chocolate, and tobacco commingling throughout. There's a healthy dose of oak too that straddles the line but never quite takes over. Surprising freshness, with welcome acidity. This is solid.
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4/7/2023 - pdadams66 wrote: 86 Points
Good Rioja, but a little muddled on the nose and in the mouth. Odd stage or bad bottle? Not clear.
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