2013 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza Reserva

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  1/25/2024 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 91 Points

  [0.5] Blinds at Ungrafted w/ Andrea (Ungrafted, SF): (blind)
  Medium plus ruby.
  Tertiary notes - VA (perfume), leather, savory tamari. Really good. Very slight impression of brett.
  On the palate: SO GOOD. An old wine in good condition.
  13.5% alcohol.
  Medium tannins - melted.
  medium plus acid.
  
  Few things age this well.
  Burgundy - would have higher acid.
  CA cab - would probably still have gobs of black fruit and higher alcohol unless it's really old.
  Rioja - it could totally be rioja. Actually tasting it, rioja fits almost better. It doesn't have dark fruit from Bordeaux.
  
  Final call:
  2016 Rioja Gran Reserva
  2013 rioja reserva
  
  Analysis: nice! my logic was sound. misjudged the degree of oak treatment

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