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Extensive Spanish tasting
Tasted Wednesday, October 29, 2014 by AV2012 with 469 views
Flight 1 (3 Notes)
Flight 2 (5 Notes)
2009 Gramona Cava Gran Reserva 89 Points
Spain, Cava
Darker colour of sunflower oil. So different from Raventos! Very intense nose of candy bears, pronounced cherry plum jam on the nose and on the palate. Even seems a bit sweet. There's also some peach, mouthfeel is rather creamy. (B+)
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2008 Gramona Cava Imperial Gran Reserva 85 Points
Spain, Cava
Similar in style to GR 2009, but more metallic, not as broad. More balanced and restrained, but it developped a smell of rotten apples over time. I preferred GR 2009 to this.
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2006 Gramona Cava Brut Nature III Lustros Gran Reserva 89 Points
Spain, Cava
5y on lees, 3g sugar. Lime-grapefruit nose. Proper and balanced, very well made, lightly fruity, cherry-plums and quince. Long finish of green apples.
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2004 Gramona Cava Celler Batlle Brut Finca Font de Jui 88 Points
Spain, Cava
A bottle has been open for some 6h, so on decline. Peculiar nose of cherry-plum and forest floor, even basement. Oxidative nose, reminded me of Fino, feel of a very meture vintage champagne. Not sure if this bottle was representative.
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NV Gramona Cava Grande Reserva de Postre 84 Points
Spain, Cava
50g dosage, 30m on lees. Initially lots of chlorine on the nose, like a public pool. There was also a rotten apple note. Sweetness of Mosel riesling on the palate, good balance, not cloying, a pleasant surprise.
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Flight 3 (2 Notes)
2013 Pazo de Señoráns Albariño Rías Baixas 87 Points
Spain, Galicia, Rías Baixas
Like a blend of Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc. Flowery, light, aromatic style, very quaffable and round. Interesting note of camphor on the nose. Properly made, likeable.
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2007 Pazo de Señoráns Albariño Rías Baixas Selección de Añada 91 Points
Spain, Galicia, Rías Baixas
Supposedly no oak here. Even rounder and softer than 2013, creamy and with a superb texture. Simply loved it. (A-)
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Flight 4 (3 Notes)
2010 Bodegas Muga Rioja Reserva 85 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Some typical pickle from American oak, calm, pleasantly restrained nose. Surprisingly balanced and rather mild, good, classic, everyday Rioja. A pleasant mushroomy finish.
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2010 Bodegas Muga Rioja Selección Especial 88 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Of course darker colour than Reserva. More extracted, very fruity, juicy berries. Soft, elegant, this is modern but of good quality.
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2005 Bodegas Muga Rioja Prado Enea Gran Reserva 87 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Vanilla and even barnyard on the nose. Classic, of course leaner than Especial, but seemed quite closed at this point. (B/B+)
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Flight 5 (4 Notes)
2012 Viña Sastre (Bodegas Hermanos Sastre) Ribera del Duero Roble
Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero
Barnyard, see and ozone on the nose as well as mushrooms. Very dry, green tannins. This is much too young now.
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2011 Viña Sastre (Bodegas Hermanos Sastre) Ribera del Duero Crianza
Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero
Vanilla and toast, nithing special at his point, too young.
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2011 Viña Sastre (Bodegas Hermanos Sastre) Ribera del Duero Pago de Santa Cruz 91 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero
Dark, vanilla-chocolate-cherry ice-cream. Dense but soft, some medicine related notes. Really good. (A-)
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2011 Viña Sastre (Bodegas Hermanos Sastre) Ribera del Duero Regina Vides
Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero
This again was too young, great potential, but tannins are too green now.
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Flight 6 (4 Notes)
2010 Capafons-Ossó Priorat Enllac 83 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
Dried stonefruits, dried apricots, dried cumquat. Quite bitter, wasn't a fan of this. Like a white red wine. (B-)
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2005 Capafons-Ossó Montsant Finca Masia Esplanes Vessants 90 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Tarragona, Montsant
Bouquet of cherry, tobacco leaf, some VA, balsamico. Pleasant restraint. It was said to resemble St.Emilion, on which I cannot comment.
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2003 Capafons-Ossó Priorat Mas de Masos 87 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
Garrigue, humidor, tobacco leaf. Very young, dry and tannic at this point. For cellaring.
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2007 Capafons-Ossó Priorat Sirsell 86 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
Very intense, extracted nose of chorizo and dense fruits. Requires food, too young now, some potential.
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2012 Raventós i Blanc de Nit Rosé 84 Points
Spain, Cava
Soft, light, lovely, but too special. Bite of quince, some accidity, grepafruit. Refreshing.
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2010 Raventós i Blanc De La Finca 87 Points
Spain, Catalunya
Here again we have some boiled beef tongue, meet aromas as well as citrus, not as intense as L'Hereu 2012 that I had before. Calmer and softer mouthfeel, some brioche, also felt metallic. Brioche notes grew in the glass as well as pips of apple and lime on the palate. Really liked it.
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2012 Raventós i Blanc Cava Brut L'Hereu 89 Points
Spain, Cava
A very pronounced nose of meat and liver pate, same things on the palate. There's also some lime and gfapefruit as well as herbs, something like thyme. Love the style. (B+)
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