Community Tasting Note
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OmiyaDrinker wrote: 94 points
May 16, 2020 - This is brilliant. Exotic mix of dark and red fruits - Plums, cranberry, leather, bramble, sweet toasty oak. Very sharp fruit on the palate and that’s the line this balances - ripe fruit with bracing acidity. The 2001 and 1964 are my benchmarks for this wine and I think this is, or will be, in the category of those wines. I can absolutely see why some wouldn’t love it but for me, this is great stuff. From experience, I know this will pair with pretty much any food also. Very drinkable now but wait 5 years for further upside.
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4 Comments
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srh commented:
5/16/20, 4:51 PM - KUDOS on the effort you took to post your VERY contemplative, *experienced* TN! :) Plus, I couldn't agree more with your "bracing acidity" descriptor, not to mention how food compatible Gran Reservas can be! ;)
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OmiyaDrinker commented:
5/16/20, 6:29 PM - Many thanks for the comment! Really not much effort to post the note though - these wines are easy to write about! When I had the 1964 in Spain, I had 2 real epiphanies on well made Rioja. Firstly, how well they age and secondly how well they food match. We had a 22 course meal at El Portal at Ezcaray and this bottle matched with every course. It was extraordinary.
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srh commented:
5/16/20, 6:47 PM - "We had a 22 course meal at El Portal at Ezcaray and this bottle matched with every course. It was extraordinary." Most DEFINITELY! :) And, TY for the additional info! ;)
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srh commented:
6/11/21, 5:38 PM - SHOULD you be interested, I’ve uploaded info for this vintage which you can peruse at your leisure. 😉