1998 Finca Los Trenzones La Mancha Condesa de Leganza Crianza

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 86.8 points

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  11/26/2013 - owr wrote: 86 Points

  I ended up taking this wine into a wine class I teach for those with a more sophisticated palate ... I told them it was a single grape varietal - some thought it old, but no one thought it 15 years old (2006 was the closest guess) ... though someone did nail the country and grape variety: 100% Tempranillo from Spain (Rioja) - though the wine is from La Mancha. The rest of the vinification goes something like this: 12 months in oak barrels and 24 months of bottle age before release. Aromas started out earthy and musty (typical for a wine in bottle this long) with a pruny vegetal note that sooner rather than later began to reveal dried strawberry compote. And while the palate was earthy there were other aspects to it that were interesting, if you were willing to give it a chance: dried sour cherry with a hint of fig; the acidity was also up to par along with a core that showed lots of woodsy notes. My final note on the wine read: "This wine will not set the world on fire, but it is quite drinkable the longer it sits in glass the better it gets" (I only had it in glass about an hour before I drank the rest) ... I would definitely not want to hold this wine any longer cause it ain't getting any better. but it sure was a great experiment that paid off handsomely.

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  2/27/2011 - clevin7 wrote:

  Soprano's - Academy Awards

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  9/4/2009 - Christinejaggi wrote: flawed

  Spoiled

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  8/26/2008 - rkilman wrote: 82 Points

  Smooth but thin. Not bad.

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  3/25/2007 - iradub wrote: 88 Points

  Fading fast but still pretty good.

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