2007 Guelbenzu Ribera del Queiles Evo

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 87.6 points

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  3/22/2022 - forceberry wrote: flawed

  A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Graciano and Syrah from 20-yo Finca La Lombana vineyard in Ribera del Queiles, Navarra. Fermented in stainless steel, aged for 12 months in French oak. 14,5% alcohol.
  
  Evolved, quite translucent and somewhat hazy maroon color. Very developed, dirty, unpleasant nose that is both heavily oxidative and probably corked or otherwise musty. The wine is juicy, ripe and sweet-toned on the palate with a full body and a dull, fruitless taste with notes of gamey meat, some earth, a little bit of extracted woody bitterness and a sweet hint of vaguely raisiny fruit. The wine is quite structured with its rather high acidity and moderately extracted tannins. The high alcohol shows through quite well, since there is no fruit to mask it. The finish is warm, dull and earthy with some tannic grip and a short, earthy aftertaste with no fruit.
  
  Very evolved, earthy and tertiary wine past its peak - and might be suffering from a mild case of TCA as well. There weren't any obvious corky aromas, but based on the dull, slightly musty overall feel and lack of fruit, the wine probably wasn't in a sound condition.

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  5/13/2015 - bitdrerik wrote: 88 Points

  Eðalklúbbur, vínsmakk #3 vor 2015 (Marbakkabraut 12): Frekar ljóst á litinn. Í nefi sæta og vanilla. Eftir þyrlun kemur í ljós dökkur ávöxtur. Smá fjós líka. Í munni sætukeimur. Mikil sýra. Þykkt. Sítrus, kóngabrjóstsykur og fenól

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  10/5/2013 - henrygjeffreys wrote:

  oaky nose, leather
  touch green
  lots of vanilla on the finish
  something lacking here
  corked?

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  12/10/2012 - CManthei wrote: 87 Points

  This wine needed a 3+ hour in the decanter to reveal some nice dark fruits and licorice. Still really young and tanninc. Didn't like the balance here, really hot on the finish and the alcohol is overpowering. This is a big wine and probably would go well with food, but I wasn't particularly into it on its own.

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