Districts and Producers in Spain

• 2005 Juvé y Camps Cava Brut Nature Reserva de la Familia Gran Reserva 85 Points

  Spain, Cava

  Yellow apples, some sweetness; noticeable dosage, slightly bitter, apricots, a bit short.

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• 2001 Marqués de Murrieta Rioja Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial 90 Points

  Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja

  Some mushroom and dark berries, quite extracted, bark and forest floor, concentrated

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• 1994 Marqués de Murrieta Rioja Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial 86 Points

  Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja

  Rather anonymous nose; a bit short, some sweetness, anonymous on taste as well.

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• 1989 Marqués de Murrieta Rioja Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial 91 Points

  Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja

  Some forest floor, tart, a bit candy and some herbs, elegant.

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• 1987 Marqués de Murrieta Rioja Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial 84 Points

  Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja

  Most developed, tart and over the hill, still with noticeable tannins, fruit almost gone.

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• 1978 Marqués de Murrieta Rioja Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial 91 Points

  Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja

  Round and warm, apetizing, decent length, ok acidity, but made in a slightly warmer style than the other, along with 2001.

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• 1968 Marqués de Murrieta Rioja Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial 94 Points

  Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja

  Wonderful tertiary aromas, mature, a sweet and elegant touch, fresh mushroom, long and intense.

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• 1986 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Único Flawed

  Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

  Utterly oxidized, what a shame.

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• 1985 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Único 93 Points

  Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

  Plums and mushroom, dark berries, concentrated and structured, very long. Still has potential.

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• 1980 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Único 94 Points

  Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

  Subdued nose with some mint; fruity, underbrush, still fairly tannic, long and elegant.

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• 1968 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Único 96 Points

  Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

  Menthol and herbs on the nose; intense and very long, still structured, complex.

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• 1967 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Único 94 Points

  Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

  Lovely balance, long and spicy, an acid nerve that carries the wine, elegant. Alas, fades off in about 20 min.

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• 1959 Château Talbot 90 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

  Ringer in a Rioja tasting. Still plenty of tannins, quite long, subdued. Perhaps not an entirely correct bottle, some detected a hint of TCA. Most thought it was a Rioja.

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• 1964 Bodegas Bilbainas Rioja Viña Pomal Reserva Especial 91 Points

  Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja

  Mint and underbrush; a little light in the mouth, fresh, but rather short. Still some complexity. Liked it more than others.

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• 1970 Berberana Rioja Gran Reserva 89 Points

  Spain, La Rioja, Rioja

  Some dried fruit, decent structure, not more.

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• 1968 C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España) Rioja Imperial Reserva 89 Points

  Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja

  A hint of sweetness, fresh, OK structure.

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• 1976 Faustino Rioja I Gran Reserva 91 Points

  Spain, La Rioja, Rioja

  Spicy and some complexity, a bit more virile that the other Riojas.

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• 1928 Federico Paternina Rioja Gran Reserva Flawed

  Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja

  A very good blend of Boal and balsamico.

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• 2002 Bodegas Alejandro Fernández Ribera del Duero Millenium Reserva Pesquera 92 Points

  Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

  Violent tannins, a wealth of dark berries, new oak, spicy. Can mature into something very good indeed.

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• 1995 Bodegas Alejandro Fernández Ribera del Duero Janus Gran Reserva Pesquera 75 Points

  Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

  Sweetish fruit, some premox?

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• 1996 Bodegas y Viñedos Alión Ribera del Duero 92 Points

  Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

  Lovely spicy dark fruit, still fairly massive, fine acidy. Alas, my last bottle

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• 2004 Condado de Haza Ribera del Duero Reserva Seleccion Roble Frances 91 Points

  Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

  Bluish-black, massive fruit, imposing and at one level impressive. However, what should one do with such a wine? The verdict might be different in 10-30 years. All 12 took this blind as Pingus.

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• 2000 Clos Mogador Priorat 90 Points

  Spain, Catalunya, Priorat

  Some perfume – in a good way, lots of dark fruit, spicy, dark chocolate; similar in the mouth, some alcohol shining through at the end. Good wine, but a bit too massive for my taste.

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• 1991 Rotllan Torra Priorat Gran Reserva 83 Points

  Spain, Catalunya, Priorat

  Short notes: Still some tannins, not too pleasant, best forgotten

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• 1995 Alvaro Palacios Priorat L'Ermita 83 Points

  Spain, Catalunya, Priorat

  Sweetish, over the hill, poor bottle?

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• 1995 Costers del Siurana Priorat Miserere 78 Points

  Spain, Catalunya, Priorat

  Misery. Not faulty, simply not pleasant.

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• 1998 Dominio Pingus Ribera del Duero 82 Points

  Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

  Ok acidy, plain fruit, fruity. Best forgotten. Not spoiled, simply a very boring wine.

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• 1959 Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon 95 Points

  France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Coteaux du Layon

  Plums, figs, fresh citrus, almonds; in the mouth it is very refreshing, even some complexity. Will last forever.

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• 1976 Carl Franz Engelmann Hallgartener Jungfer Riesling Beerenauslese 92 Points

  Germany, Rheingau

  Apricots and nuts, botrytis; still fresh in the mouth, moderate sweetness, round, lack a bit on the length, nose was best.

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• 1976 Salvatore Murana Moscato Passito di Pantelleria Creato 94 Points

  Italy, Sicily, Passito di Pantelleria

  Texture and color is like a PX, prunes, mocca, chocolate, raisin. Very, very long and intense, very sweet (this must be about 300 g/l or more?), extremely powerful. May last centuries? Only made once; 1500 ½ liters.

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• 1975 Château d'Yquem 96 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

  Irreproachable provenance. Some development in color, but still a youthful touch; knotting varnish, some tobacco, raisin, citrus, intense. Fantastic balance and a surprising lightness. Unfortunately, very drinkable. My first ’75, and much more elegant than I expected.

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• 1938 Massandra Muscat White Muscat 96 Points

  Ukraine, Crimea

  Darkish brown, lots of flaky sediment; Grapefruit, very ripe grapes, pear soda; similar in the mouth, and it has a unusual creamy mouthfeel, quite low acidity, but very long and intense, complex.

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Rather variable qualitywise in which Ribera and to some extent Rioja fared well. Shining whites