2004 Jean León Cabernet Sauvignon Penedès Reserva

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 87.5 points

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  1/14/2022 - SuperSomm wrote:

  Deep ruby red colour. Medium (+) and developing nose with tobacco, blackcurrant, cigar box, forest floor, leather and clove. Medium taste of blackcurrant, tobacco, cigar box, leather, clove and forest floor. Long and dry finish. High acidity. High tannins. Full body. A very good and well aged Spanish Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva on a magnum bottle. Drink now or over the next ten years. Goes well with beef or lamb.

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  4/23/2020 - Wayne Hansen Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Medium dark garnet color showing a bit of age.
  
  Lots of earthy notes with cassis aromas and leafy elements wrapping up mineral and earth finish. Nice!
  
  Leafy cab franc notes along with cassis and stone; medium body in the mouth but very good character; nice acid balance adding vibrancy to the earthy qualities; not a blockbuster, but rather European in character and should be excellent with food. Still some tannic bite on the finish.

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  1/13/2020 - Wayne Hansen Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Medium dark garnet color showing a bit of age. Good cork, extracted without incident.
  
  Smoky Cab aromas in a fairly sleek package; lots of earthy notes backing up the cassis aromas along with leafy elements wrapping up mineral and earth finish. Nice!
  
  Cassis and stone flavors wrapped in leafy cab franc notes; medium body in the mouth but very good character; nice acid balance adding vibrancy to the earthy character; not a blockbuster, but rather European in character and should be excellent with food. Still some tannic bite on the finish.
  
  I liked this bottle more than the previous one tasted back in March, 2019. This seemed bigger and more substantial than I remember. It was quite good!

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  2/28/2015 - AllRed wrote: flawed

  4th Saturday Brown Bagger (R&C's): Corked.

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  6/15/2013 - luddie Likes this wine: 87 Points

  Rich CS fruit with rounded mouthfeel and good balance. Light enough to drink on its own, delicious with steak. Would drink by 2014.

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