1956 Bodegas Riojanas Rioja Viña Albina Gran Reserva
Tempranillo
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By John Gilman
(Rioja Viņa Albina Gran Reserva- Bodegas Riojanas) Login and sign up and see review text.
Sep/Oct 2011, Issue #35, Recently Tasted Spanish Wines: Great Old Rioja and An Embarrassment of Riches From Outside the Mainstream Regions
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By Richard Jennings
(Bodegas Riojanas Rioja Viņa Albina Gran Reserva) Bricked medium dark red violet color with pale meniscus; tart cranberry, light dried cherry nose; tasty, mature, classic old Rioja, dried cherry, cranberry, camphor palate with near medium acidity; medium-plus finish 91+ points
6/1/2011, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 91 points
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Wine Definition
- Vintage1956
- TypeRed
- ProducerBodegas Riojanas
- VarietyTempranillo
- DesignationViña Albina Gran Reserva
- Vineyardn/a
- CountrySpain
- RegionLa Rioja
- SubRegionn/a
- AppellationRioja
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6/1/2011 - drwine2001 wrote:
Ancient Rioja (1956 to 1976) (Contigo, San Francisco): Darker and deeper than the '59. Very alive with blackberry and licorice. Bigger, more strapping wine than the '59-a striking counterpoint. Fruit is all blackberry with tobacco and camphor-very Rhonish profile. Lots of tannin remains. As shocking as it sounds, this could actually improve and soften with more time. More impressive in its own right than pleasurable at present, but I wonder whether you could find a 1956 red wine of this quality and relative vigor from any other region of the world.
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9/11/2010 - grenache lover wrote:
Alive, which is more than enough considering its age. Enjoyable, and enjoyed with friends.
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