Walk around tasting, small glass. Light but fresh and very bright with good balance. Lemon and green apple character. Good length. I think it would be more interesting with more time on lees. Good now.
Walk around tasting, small glass. Light to start, then more dense and interesting from the middle through finish. Apple throughout with good weight and balance. Fun now.
Walk around tasting, small glass. Enticing floral start with apple and pear aromas and flavors. Subtle spice adds a further dimension. Just a faint oxidative character, but still very energetic and bright. Great value wine.
Walk around tasting, small glass. Also very modern but with intriguing spice notes and good concentration. A bit more vanilla and chocolate than I'd prefer.
Walk around tasting, small glass. Complex combination of red and black cherry, earth, meat, leather and licorice. Good weight, great length. Just hinting at its potential, better 2026-2056(?), as it evolves. Not for everybody, but that's true with all López de Heredia.
Walk around tasting, small glass. More modern than the López de Heredia just tasted, but what isn't? Rich but simultaneously very well balanced. In its peak drinking window with medium weight, but nuanced and fun flavors and textures from middle forward.
Walk around tasting, small glass. Red cherry with spice hints in an overall elegant combination. Slightly rugged finish will benefit from another year or two to soften. Very good value wine.
Walk around tasting, small glass. Somewhat oak dominated for now with a bit too much sweet spice and vanilla. Rich black fruit holds it all together, but I was hoping for more.
Walk around tasting, small glass. Bright and juicy red cherry throughout. Didn't quite show the old vine concentration I'm told this is from, but very fun and energetic. .
2017 Raventós i Blanc Brut L'Hereu Conca del Riu Anoia 88 Points
Spain
Walk around tasting, small glass. Light but fresh and very bright with good balance. Lemon and green apple character. Good length. I think it would be more interesting with more time on lees. Good now.
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2017 Bodegas Angel Rodriguez Verdejo Rueda Martínsancho 87 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Rueda
Walk around tasting, small glass. Light to start, then more dense and interesting from the middle through finish. Apple throughout with good weight and balance. Fun now.
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2014 Marqués de Murrieta Rioja Capellanía 89 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Walk around tasting, small glass. Enticing floral start with apple and pear aromas and flavors. Subtle spice adds a further dimension. Just a faint oxidative character, but still very energetic and bright. Great value wine.
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2015 Marqués de Cáceres Rioja Crianza 84 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Walk around tasting, small glass. Modern styled wine, very simple and oaky.
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2015 Bodegas Muga Rioja Reserva 87 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Walk around tasting, small glass. Also very modern but with intriguing spice notes and good concentration. A bit more vanilla and chocolate than I'd prefer.
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2006 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña Tondonia 92 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Walk around tasting, small glass. Complex combination of red and black cherry, earth, meat, leather and licorice. Good weight, great length. Just hinting at its potential, better 2026-2056(?), as it evolves. Not for everybody, but that's true with all López de Heredia.
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2009 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904 88 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Walk around tasting, small glass. More modern than the López de Heredia just tasted, but what isn't? Rich but simultaneously very well balanced. In its peak drinking window with medium weight, but nuanced and fun flavors and textures from middle forward.
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2017 Psi Ribera del Duero 88 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero
Walk around tasting, small glass. Red cherry with spice hints in an overall elegant combination. Slightly rugged finish will benefit from another year or two to soften. Very good value wine.
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2016 Bodegas AAlto Ribera del Duero AAlto 88 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero
Walk around tasting, small glass. Somewhat oak dominated for now with a bit too much sweet spice and vanilla. Rich black fruit holds it all together, but I was hoping for more.
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2014 Marqués de Griñón Cabernet Sauvignon Dominio de Valdepusa 84 Points
Spain, Castilla-La Mancha, Dominio de Valdepusa
Walk around tasting, small glass. Ripe and mature very modern styled. Clearly Cabernet character. Not my style.
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2017 Alvaro Palacios Priorat Les Terrasses Laderas de Pizarra 88 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
Walk around tasting, small glass. Bright and juicy red cherry throughout. Didn't quite show the old vine concentration I'm told this is from, but very fun and energetic. .
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