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Rioja Wine Trade Tasting
Palace Hotel, San Francisco, California
Tasted Tuesday, October 6, 2009 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 1,563 views
Flight 1 - Bodegas El Cidacos (3 Notes)
Flight 2 - Bodegas Ontañón (2 Notes)
2006 Ontañón Rioja Crianza 90 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Nice cedar, cassis, berry nose; tart cassis, tart cherry palate; medium finish 90+ pts.
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2001 Ontañón Rioja Reserva 91 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Dark red violet color; tart red fruit, cedar, cassis nose; tasty, tart berry, cassis, cranberry palate with good depth and acidity, ageworthy; medium-plus finish 91+ pts.
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Flight 3 - Bodegas Regalía de Ollauri (2 Notes)
2002 Marques de Terán Rioja Reserva 87 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Berry, oak, dill nose; dill, currant palate; medium finish
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2005 Marques de Terán Rioja Crianza 86 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Currant nose; tart currant palate; short-medium finish
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Flight 4 - Bodegas Solana de Ramirez (4 Notes)
2007 Bodegas Solana de Ramirez Ruiz Rioja 82 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Carbonic, oaky nose; oaky, carbonic, dried plum palate; short-medium finish (30-day oak maceration)
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2004 Bodegas Solana de Ramirez Ruiz Rioja Crianza Valsarte 80 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Odd, weird nose; cooked red currant palate; short finish
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2005 Bodegas Solana de Ramirez Ruiz Rioja Crianza Valsarte 82 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Weird, baked currant nose; odd tart currant palate; short finish
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2004 Bodegas Solana de Ramirez Ruiz Rioja Reserva Valsarte 87 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Black fruit, berry nose; tart black fruit, currant palate; medium finish
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Flight 5 - Bodegas Sonsierra (3 Notes)
2008 Bodegas Sonsierra Tempranillo Rioja 85 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Berry, plum, dried berry nose; tart, herbaceous plum, currant palate; short-medium finish 85+ pts. (no oak)
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2006 Bodegas Sonsierra Rioja Crianza 88 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Nice tart berry, red currant nose; soft, tart currant, berry palate; medium finish 88+ pts.
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2006 Bodegas Sonsierra Rioja Crianza Seleccionada 89 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Dark cherry red color with pale meniscus; tart red fruit, berry nose; tart berry, mineral palate; medium finish
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Flight 6 - Bodegas Tobia (4 Notes)
2008 Bodegas Tobia Rioja Tinto 88 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Earthy red currant, berry, carbonic maceration nose; tart berry, bramble, tart plum palate; medium finish
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2005 Bodegas Tobia Rioja Selección de Autor 90 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Nice smoky, red currant nose; focused currant, plum palate; medium finish 90+ pts.
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2005 Bodegas Tobia Rioja Óscar Tobía 91 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Oak, tart black fruit, herbal nose; tight black fruit, tart plum, oak palate; medium finish
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2007 Bodegas Tobia Graciano Rioja 91 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Menthol, black fruit, berry, pepper nose; tasty, tart berry, menthol, black fruit, graphite palate; medium-plus finish 91+ pts.
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Flight 7 - Bodegas Vinicola Real (5 Notes)
2005 Bodegas Vinícola Real Rioja Viña Los Valles 70 & 30 83 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Olive, pickle nose; tart red fruit, pickle juice palate; short-medium finish
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2005 Bodegas Vinícola Real Rioja Urbion Crianza 86 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Musty, graphite nose; tart red fruit, medium acidity; medium-plus finish
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2004 Bodegas Vinícola Real Rioja 200 Monges Reserva Seleccion Especial 92 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; smoky, black fruit, black licorice nose; tight, tart berry, plum palate; medium-plus finish
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2006 Bodegas Vinícola Real Rioja Cueva del Monge Tinto 87 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Sweet oak, vanilla, smoke, ripe black fruit nose; ripe black fruit, tart blueberry, vanilla oak palate; medium finish
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2000 Bodegas Vinícola Real Rioja Tierra Antigua 88 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Berry, vanilla, oak nose; tight, tart berry, red fruit palate with sweet tannins; medium finish
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Flight 8 - Bodegas Viña Ijalba (4 Notes)
2005 Viña Ijalba Rioja Crianza 91 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Expressive berry, baked berry nose; tart berry, graphite palate; medium finish
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2005 Viña Ijalba Rioja Reserva 92 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Big currant, berry, plum, berry liqueur nose; refined tart currant, tart plum palate; medium finish
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2005 Viña Ijalba Rioja Dionisio Ruiz 91 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Black fruit, plum nose; good tart black fruit, berry, graphite palate; medium-plus finish 91+ pts.
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2005 Viña Ijalba Graciano Rioja 90 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Intriguing smoky, black fruit, graphite nose; tasty, tart black fruit, graphite palate; medium finish 90+ pts.
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Flight 9 - Castillo de Mendoza (4 Notes)
2004 Bodegas Castillo de Mendoza Reserva 87 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Black fruit, oak nose; black fruit, oak palate; medium finish
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2006 Bodegas Castillo de Mendoza Momilde Crianza Selecciónada 88 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Tart berry, lavender nose; tart black fruit, berry palate; medium finish 88+ pts.
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2005 Bodegas Castillo de Mendoza Viña Vitarán Crianza 88 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Tart black fruit, berry nose; tart black fruit, berry palate; medium finish
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2004 Bodegas Castillo de Mendoza Evento 89 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Black fruit, berry nose; tart black fruit, berry, graphite palate with firm tannin; medium-plus finish
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Flight 10 - Federico Paternina (4 Notes)
2008 Federico Paternina Rioja Banda Dorada 88 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Ripe peach, nectarine nose; tart nectarine, mineral palate with good acidity; medium finish
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2004 Federico Paternina Rioja Banda Roja Reserva 91 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Nice berry, fig, black fruit nose; tart fig, black fruit, tart berry palate; medium finish 91+ pts.
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2005 Federico Paternina Rioja Banda Azul 91 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Plum, currant nose; soft, tart plum, tart red fruit; medium-plus finish
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2007 Federico Paternina Rioja Clisos 91 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Currant, dried berry nose; currant, tart berry, tart plum, mineral palate with grip; medium-plus finish 91+ pts.
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Flight 11 - Santiago Ijalba (4 Notes)
2007 Bodegas Santalba Rioja Crianza Ermita de San Felices 89 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Berry, musty nose; tart berry, plum palate; medium finish
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2006 Bodegas Santalba Rioja Viña Hermosa Crianza 89 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Tart plum, mineral nose; tart plum, mineral, tart berry palate; medium finish (100% Tempranillo; 15 mos. in American oak)
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2004 Bodegas Santalba Rioja Abando 91 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Nice berry, smoky oak, currant nose; tart berry, currant palate with depth and balance; medium-plus finish (special selection in particularly good vintages; 12 mos. in French oak, 3 mos. in American oak)
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2004 Bodegas Santalba Rioja OGGA Reserva 90 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Tart berry, tart currant, mineral nose; rich, tart currant, tart berry, mineral and fig palate; medium-plus finish 90+ pts.
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Flight 12 - Vintae Luxury Wine Specialist (4 Notes)
2005 Maetierra Dominum Rioja Gavanza 91 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Berry, vanilla nose; berry, plum, plush palate; medium finish
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2006 Maetierra Dominum Rioja Montesc 91 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Expressive berry, mineral, herbal nose; tasty, tart berry, mineral palate; medium finish 91+ pts.
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2005 Bodega Classica Rioja Hacienda López de Haro Crianza 90 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Plum, berry, dried berry nose; good tart berry, currant, plum palate; medium finish 90+ pts.
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2004 Excelion Rioja Crianza 91 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Smoke, black fruit nose; black fruit, oak, berry palate; medium-plus finish
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2006 El Cidacos Rioja Marqués Crianza 88 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Earthy, currant, cedar nose; cedar, currant palate; medium finish (80% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha)
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2002 El Cidacos Rioja Reserva Marqués de Tudelilla 91 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Nice berry, currant nose; tasty, balanced, tart currant, light footed palate; medium finish
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2005 El Cidacos Rioja Marqués de Tudelilla Edicion Especial 91 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Deep berry, chocolate, fig nose; tasty, fig, tart berry, currant palate; medium finish 91+ pts. (90% Tempranillo, 5% Garnacha, 3% Graciano, 2% Mazuela)
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