Fine's Cellar, Scottsdale Tasted Saturday, December 13, 2008 by kstoddard with 642 views
Tropical fruits. Chalky minerality. Nutty with a dry finish.
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Pear. Good acidity and freshness. Well balanced. Rich.
Corked.
Very pretty tropical fruit nose. Very floral. Tastes of melon and limestone. Good finish.
Pineapple, banana and lime. Nice acidity. Dry grapefruit finish.
Pineapple, apple and lemon. Slightly bitter finish.
Blackberry and earth. Nice balance. Soft finish with some depth.
Cherry and earth. Cough syrup finish.
Cherry and raspberry. Barbecued meats. Earthy finish.
Tastes of raspberries. Bitter finish.
Tastes of cherry, raspberry and earth. Spicy finish.
Tastes of cherries and raspberries with an awful metallic finish.
Black cherry Jello nose. Tastes of blackberry, cherry and earth. Nicely balanced. Good structure. Solid finish.
Blackberry and blueberry. Earthy and tannic with a very dry austere finish.
Bretty. Raspberry fruit. Very light with a thin finish.
Anise and black fruit. Tannic and bitter.
Blackberry and raspberry. Structured. Good balance. Rich, powerful finish.
Black cherry and earth. Soft, uninteresting finish.
Blackberry and blueberry. Well integrated oak and more structured compared to the standard bottling. Rich finish.
Black cherry Jello. Light bodied. Bright fruit forward finish with some oak tannin.
Black cherry and earth. Well integrated oak. Nicely balanced.
Black cherry. Excellent balance and depth on the mid palate and finish.
Bright purple color. Cherry and blackberry. Charred oak finish.
Blackberry and cherry. Well balanced. Elegant finish.
Black cherry and earth. Nice length with some depth.
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NV Casteller Cava Brut 85 Points
Spain, Cava
Tropical fruits. Chalky minerality. Nutty with a dry finish.
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2007 Hermanos del Villar Verdejo Rueda Oro de Castilla 89 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Rueda
Pear. Good acidity and freshness. Well balanced. Rich.
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2006 Ladera Sagrada Godello Valdeorras Castelo do Papa Flawed
Spain, Galicia, Valdeorras
Corked.
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2006 La Conreria d'Scala Dei Priorat Les Brugueres Blanc 89 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
Very pretty tropical fruit nose. Very floral. Tastes of melon and limestone. Good finish.
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2007 Bodegas Rafael Palacios Godello Valdeorras Louro do Bolo 88 Points
Spain, Galicia, Valdeorras
Pineapple, banana and lime. Nice acidity. Dry grapefruit finish.
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2007 Martín Códax Albariño Rías Baixas Burgáns 85 Points
Spain, Galicia, Rías Baixas
Pineapple, apple and lemon. Slightly bitter finish.
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2006 Señorio de Barahonda Monastrell 89 Points
Spain, Murcia, Yecla
Blackberry and earth. Nice balance. Soft finish with some depth.
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2006 Carro Tinto
Spain, Murcia, Yecla
Cherry and earth. Cough syrup finish.
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2006 Cortijo Tempranillo Rioja III 85 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Cherry and raspberry. Barbecued meats. Earthy finish.
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2006 Torremoron Ribera del Duero
Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero
Tastes of raspberries. Bitter finish.
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2003 Agrícola Falset-Marça Montsant Old Vines 86 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Tarragona, Montsant
Tastes of cherry, raspberry and earth. Spicy finish.
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2006 Celler Piñol Terra Alta Sacra Natura
Spain, Catalunya, Tarragona, Terra Alta
Tastes of cherries and raspberries with an awful metallic finish.
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2004 Celler Piñol Terra Alta Mather Teresina 90 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Tarragona, Terra Alta
Black cherry Jello nose. Tastes of blackberry, cherry and earth. Nicely balanced. Good structure. Solid finish.
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2006 Ludovicus Terra Alta Tinto 82 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Tarragona, Terra Alta
Blackberry and blueberry. Earthy and tannic with a very dry austere finish.
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2005 Vinos Sin-Ley Monastrell Valencia M1 83 Points
Spain, Valencia
Bretty. Raspberry fruit. Very light with a thin finish.
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2005 Bodegas Enguera Valencia Distinto
Spain, Valencia
Anise and black fruit. Tannic and bitter.
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2004 AltoLandon Manchuela 89 Points
Spain, Castilla-La Mancha, Manchuela
Blackberry and raspberry. Structured. Good balance. Rich, powerful finish.
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2005 Bodegas San Alejandro Garnacha Calatayud Las Rocas 85 Points
Spain, Aragón, Calatayud
Black cherry and earth. Soft, uninteresting finish.
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2005 Bodegas San Alejandro Garnacha Calatayud Las Rocas Viñas Viejas 88 Points
Spain, Aragón, Calatayud
Blackberry and blueberry. Well integrated oak and more structured compared to the standard bottling. Rich finish.
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2006 Más Que Vinos Tempranillo Ercavio Roble 86 Points
Spain, Castilla-La Mancha, Vino de la Tierra de Castilla
Black cherry Jello. Light bodied. Bright fruit forward finish with some oak tannin.
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2005 Castell del Remei Costers del Segre Gotim Bru 88 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Costers del Segre
Black cherry and earth. Well integrated oak. Nicely balanced.
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2006 Alvaro Palacios Priorat Les Terrasses 92 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
Black cherry. Excellent balance and depth on the mid palate and finish.
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2007 Descendientes de José Palacios Bierzo Pétalos 85 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Bierzo
Bright purple color. Cherry and blackberry. Charred oak finish.
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2004 Atalayas de Golban Ribera del Duero 90 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero
Blackberry and cherry. Well balanced. Elegant finish.
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2006 Bodegas Olivares Monastrell Altos de la Hoya Finca Hoya de Santa Ana 88 Points
Spain, Murcia, Jumilla
Black cherry and earth. Nice length with some depth.
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