Community Tasting Note
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jviz wrote: 95 points
December 2, 2023 - Another marvelous wine from LdH. I really like the gravonia blanco bottling in its youth. It’s already polarizing enough, but as much fruit and freshness as it will ever have makes this a more charming wine to share. I’ve said before I think it is one of the world’s best, most unique wines, and stand by that comment. And while the reserva and gran reserva wines are even better, they are more serious, especially as they age, while a young gravonia can really open the eyes of a novice drinker. If a red wine could do what this does, all the complexity, interest, evolution in glass, etc; well it would be $1k/bottle and named Rayas. These wines have a high annual production and have started to increase in price, but I find it more than justified. In any case, this was my first taste of 2015 and I find it in line with other vintages. No particular flaw or shortcoming. It’s a delight on PnP
Day 2 (and 3) don’t show the wine budging much. Plenty of golden apple fruit, walnut and juniper. It’s a sturdy vintage I imagine will hold up well.7 people found this helpful 2,570 views
4 Comments
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jmw17 commented:
12/2/23, 11:42 AM - Love this note!! You just nailed it.
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Decanting Queen commented:
12/3/23, 7:38 AM - Looking forward to your day 2 notes. Just purchased some ‘15 and have not tried yet, but could not agree more with your assessment of the LdH blancos in general.
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Deux Chevaux commented:
12/8/23, 9:03 AM - Beautifully described.
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jviz commented:
12/8/23, 10:24 AM - Thanks all, I am an unabashed fan