2006 Urbina Rioja Reserva Especial

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 90.3 points

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  2/28/2024 - MonkeyBiz101 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Nicely mature, well integrated oak and polished palate. Not the most complex, but equally not the most expensive.

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  10/14/2023 - Chekib m. Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Thanks god Rioja wines exist. Otherwise how can you find 17 yrs old wines drinking well at a decent price, even in Australia.
  Having been drinking young Australian wines for the past month, I was looking forward to try this one.
  This is medium garnet in color.
  Typical nose, with good intensity, leather saddle, baked fruits, nuts, balsamic.
  In the mouth it is an Umami wine. Medium body, some tannic grip to introduce medium aged rioja flavours, baked fruits, nuts, balsamic vinegar, orange peel. good intensity and complexity of flavours.
  Very good length of aged flavours.

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  9/15/2023 - Dbabtd Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Beautifully drinking. Put it in the fridge for 15-20mins prior to opening. Served it without decanting along with steaks. Lots of cranberries, cherries. Given age the colour is garner and the rim clearly showing the age with brownish ting. In my impression in its peak drinking window.

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  3/9/2023 - Mark van Delft Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Traditional Rioja: prune, dried black fruit, fig, leather, tobacco, black cherry, bell pepper, medium body, minimal oak for a Rioja Riserva, nice fresh long finish.

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  12/1/2022 - Joelene wrote: 91 Points

  Dark fruit, cherry and mulberry, leather suave oak, licorice, tea, silky finish, very nice. Lots of life left.
  91-92

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