BYOB with wines 30+ years (Sollentuna): Volatile acids, blue berries, saddle leather, a little stable whiff, some heat on the finish. I guessed a Musar 1988 or Tahbilk ESP from same decade. Good stuff. Faded quickly. Amazing how it has held up though!
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Mature Rioja @ Medlar (Medlar, London): Mid garnet. Again, a little volatile initially. Similar on the palate to the 54VR but a little richer and with more coffee. Settles down nicely and opens to a classic, smooth richness. Leather, spice and coffee. Lovely. ****1/2
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Fantastic level. Deep garnet to an almost ruby core. Lovely mature Rioja with a vibrancy and depth. Core of mid red fruit, some orange peel and spice, but this is more about the velvety fruit and silky, caressing texture. Opens and develops over a couple of hours with the last glass being the best. Should have decanted. Long, nuanced and complex. Really super. ****1/2
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From a 0.375ml bottle. Perfectly integrated, round, nuanced and so quaffable I would love if it was a magnum. Light body, but with a strong presence. Went really well with duck leg and mushrooms developing a chocolate like finish.
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3/24/2018 - Omar Khayyam wrote: 89 Points
BYOB with wines 30+ years (Sollentuna): Volatile acids, blue berries, saddle leather, a little stable whiff, some heat on the finish. I guessed a Musar 1988 or Tahbilk ESP from same decade. Good stuff. Faded quickly. Amazing how it has held up though!
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2/3/2018 - thunberg wrote: 88 Points
@BYOB, tasted blind
Amazing Rioja that's alive and interresting. Oak, led pencil, vanilla, spice, butter, synthetic banana, some sweet fruit
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11/10/2017 - SimonG wrote: 94 Points
Mature Rioja @ Medlar (Medlar, London): Mid garnet. Again, a little volatile initially. Similar on the palate to the 54VR but a little richer and with more coffee. Settles down nicely and opens to a classic, smooth richness. Leather, spice and coffee. Lovely. ****1/2
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11/28/2016 - SimonG wrote: 94 Points
Fantastic level. Deep garnet to an almost ruby core. Lovely mature Rioja with a vibrancy and depth. Core of mid red fruit, some orange peel and spice, but this is more about the velvety fruit and silky, caressing texture. Opens and develops over a couple of hours with the last glass being the best. Should have decanted. Long, nuanced and complex. Really super. ****1/2
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12/23/2015 - AV2012 wrote: 93 Points
From a 0.375ml bottle. Perfectly integrated, round, nuanced and so quaffable I would love if it was a magnum. Light body, but with a strong presence. Went really well with duck leg and mushrooms developing a chocolate like finish.
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