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Tasted Friday, September 16, 2011 by LWI with 965 views
Flight 1 (1 Note)
Flight 2 - Marqués de Murrieta Rioja Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial (6 Notes)
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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Flight 3 - Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Único (5 Notes)
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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Flight 4 - Older Riojas (6 Notes)
1959 Château Talbot 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-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 Faustino 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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Flight 5 - Ribera del Duero (4 Notes)
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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Flight 6 - Priorat (5 Notes)
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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Flight 7 - White and Sweet Around Europe (5 Notes)
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 Muscat of Alexandria 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 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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Closing
Rather variable qualitywise in which Ribera and to some extent Rioja fared well. Shining whites
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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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