Flawless. Powerful, well-balanced beauty with no sign of peaking or plateauing. SO 3hrs then 30 min. decant. Might even get better. Difference to my benchmark - 99 Musar - is lack of orange peel in the overall composition. So, different, but certainly similar level.
Glass: Riedel Vinum Syrah Drunk over three days. Popped and poured. Clear, deep garnet/tawny color. Clean, medium+ intense, developing and classic Rioja nose with lots of ripe red fruit, tobacco, fine leather, licorice and spices. Multi-layered and beautiful! Dry. Medium+/high acidity, that is well integrated. Medium+, fine grained and mellow tannin. 13% abv, sometimes a tiny bit hot. Medium+ body. Medium+ intense flavors of red fruit (red and dark cherries), dark chocolate, well-integrated oak, spices and a touch of menthol. Perfectly balanced, pure elegance and a long, beautiful finish. Seems overall still very young and has along life ahead. Wonderful Rioja. 93-94
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Rioja, Ribeira en Toro (@ Dordrecht): Beautiful bouquet with rustic flavors and good chocolate and coffee. Same on the palate, beautiful acidity and silky soft tannin. Beautifully elegant and mature wine which is still alive and kicking. At its peak now. Probably wise to drink it now or next year.
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7/28/2019 - bobbylion Likes this wine: 94 Points
Flawless. Powerful, well-balanced beauty with no sign of peaking or plateauing. SO 3hrs then 30 min. decant. Might even get better. Difference to my benchmark - 99 Musar - is lack of orange peel in the overall composition. So, different, but certainly similar level.
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10/14/2018 - NoTrollingerPlease Likes this wine: 94 Points
Glass: Riedel Vinum Syrah
Drunk over three days. Popped and poured. Clear, deep garnet/tawny color. Clean, medium+ intense, developing and classic Rioja nose with lots of ripe red fruit, tobacco, fine leather, licorice and spices. Multi-layered and beautiful!
Dry. Medium+/high acidity, that is well integrated. Medium+, fine grained and mellow tannin. 13% abv, sometimes a tiny bit hot. Medium+ body. Medium+ intense flavors of red fruit (red and dark cherries), dark chocolate, well-integrated oak, spices and a touch of menthol. Perfectly balanced, pure elegance and a long, beautiful finish. Seems overall still very young and has along life ahead. Wonderful Rioja. 93-94
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8/23/2018 - Belon Likes this wine: 94 Points
Delicious, still drinking very well with very little lightening at edge
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8/21/2018 - Belon wrote: 94 Points
Delicious, still in its prime.
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5/23/2014 - Zweder wrote: 94 Points
Rioja, Ribeira en Toro (@ Dordrecht): Beautiful bouquet with rustic flavors and good chocolate and coffee. Same on the palate, beautiful acidity and silky soft tannin. Beautifully elegant and mature wine which is still alive and kicking. At its peak now. Probably wise to drink it now or next year.
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