2009 Bodegas Sierra Cantabria Rioja Gran Reserva

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 89.7 points

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  7/9/2022 - neilsforest Likes this wine:

  Opened a few hours before drinking. A very pleasant and enjoyable Rioja. Good balance. Slightly dry on the finish.still very drinkable on Day 2

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  6/11/2022 - RandalWA Likes this wine: 96 Points

  A perfectly balanced Rioja that ticks every box for me. Pronounced black cherry and dark fruit with immense chocolate, vanilla, leathery spice, potpourri. Tannins are finely grained but still at least m(+), acidity m, flavour and nose intensity is high, and the finish is everlasting. It all just sort of melts together in your mouth, the alcohol doesn't even seem to be there at all. Loved it, wish I had more.

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  1/9/2022 - vino vidi vici Likes this wine:

  Not sure why this producer and their Gran Reserva is dismissed by the CT community... Too modern in style? Contorting itself to match a Parker profile? Failing to retain true Rioja authenticity? Seems to be the pulse of reviews I read here...
  
  To be clear, I do not purport expertise on Rioja (or anything else for that matter) but I know what I like. Old World is preferred over New World. Savory, earthy, mineral components are far more compelling than fruity, oaky, vanilla ones.
  
  For those reasons, this wine is far more delicious and interesting than other reviews indicate. Further, the quality is such that this wine can be kept another 5-7 years gaining additional complexity.
  
  Taste upon opening, and then seal up the remainder for the next day. On Day 2 this wine will reveal itself and allow you to make a balanced judgement. I'm curious to know if I'm alone in my assessment.

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  6/30/2021 - kglis wrote: 83 Points

  루비빛깔보다 좀더 붉은 향이 나며 빈티지에 따른 테두리 색변화는 거의 보이지 않음
  붉은과실향이 지배적이며 조금의 풀냄새도 남
  맛에서도 과실맛이 많이나며 가벼운 바디감에 탄닌은 중간정도라
  가볍게 마시기 좋음
  시음적기에 들어와있지 않다고 했으나 지금도 나쁘지 않았음

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  4/12/2021 - kglis wrote: 85 Points

  프루티하며 체리햬, 오크향은 덜남
  바디감은 중간이하이며 산도가 꽤 강하다
  탄닌도 중상정도며 섬세한 느낌임

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