colour: dark red-black nose: noble ripe dark fruits with earthy leathery & truffles notes, also some liquorice and cedar hints palate: full bodied, excellent acidity, ripe chalky tannins, great balance & harmony, ripe dark plums, eucalyptus & liquorice flavours, long finish. Excellent!
dark red-brown color excellent secondary & tertiary earthy fruity aromas full body, silky tannins, savory flavors, optimal level of tannins & bitterness, balanced acidity, rich, opulence, complex, close to perfect, a real experience. Long aftertaste. A masterpiece of Ribera del Duero. (after over two hours the wine started to fade out in the glass)
colour: dark red-purple nose: intense red & dark fruits palate: full bodied, smooth tannins, nice acidity, excellent balance & harmony, ripe fruits, med finish. Very enjoyable.
colour: med yellow-gold colour nose: sweet spice, floral, citrus, some pineapple palate: full bodied, smooth, silky, nice acidity, great harmony and balance, tropical fruits flavours, vanilla, botrytis, honey, med finish.
2004 Luigi Pira Barolo Vigna Rionda 93 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
colour: dark red-black
nose: noble ripe dark fruits with earthy leathery & truffles notes, also some liquorice and cedar hints
palate: full bodied, excellent acidity, ripe chalky tannins, great balance & harmony, ripe dark plums, eucalyptus & liquorice flavours, long finish.
Excellent!
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1998 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Único 95 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero
dark red-brown color
excellent secondary & tertiary earthy fruity aromas
full body, silky tannins, savory flavors, optimal level of tannins & bitterness, balanced acidity, rich, opulence, complex, close to perfect, a real experience. Long aftertaste. A masterpiece of Ribera del Duero.
(after over two hours the wine started to fade out in the glass)
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