12/25/2011 - tbjerre@live.com wrote:

more vibrant than 1998 - love these wines now.

12/25/2011 - tbjerre@live.com wrote:

Still drinking very nicely, still good fruit and a little tannins - this was the right time to drink up

8/29/2011 - tbjerre@live.com wrote:

still fantastic - smooth lot of fat taste - compliment to knud kellerup.

7/27/2011 - tbjerre@live.com wrote:

Rich in the nose and tight in the palate. still one of my spanish favorites. happy to have some bottles left

7/27/2011 - tbjerre@live.com wrote:

Aromas and flavors of berryish fruit, earthy-leathery minerality. Still some acidity left, time to drink up but think i will keep some bottles

7/12/2011 - tbjerre@live.com wrote:

no match for the other burgundy wine we drank.

7/11/2011 - tbjerre@live.com wrote:

Always fantastic to open such a big bottle, and always interesting to find out how the wine have evolved. Wine was well balanced, and had a lot of finesse. No doubt that this bottle could have been kept for another 15-20 years without going down. Salute to Mr. Merino

6/25/2011 - tbjerre@live.com wrote:

Maybe this wine was bad - had a very faint smell of cork (not normal corked) but enough to destroy the overall impression of the wine. Still alive - a typical taste from burgundy. Hope the rest are better.

6/17/2011 - tbjerre@live.com wrote:

Berryish fruit, earthy-leathery minerality and vanilla. Its time to drink up - starts to get a little tired.

6/5/2011 - tbjerre@live.com wrote:

Fantastic, still lot of acidity, I just love this wine.

6/5/2011 - tbjerre@live.com wrote:

drank it for the celebration of a 50 years birthday for a friend. absolutely the best wine of the evening. Still very vibrant - black current - this is now you should enjoy this one

4/9/2011 - tbjerre@live.com wrote:

wine was oxidized - not very pleasant. Questions was this a single bottle problem - or are all the bottles dead.

1/16/2011 - tbjerre@live.com wrote:

After a couple of hours in the carafe the wine really evolved - and showed all its caracters, tobacco and berries. It was rounded nicely, and I believe it should be drunk now if you still want to taste the fruit.

12/25/2010 - tbjerre@live.com wrote:

medium yellow color with such a great nose. nice tokay, full bodied , nice flowers on the nose. full-bodied. Special taste - but I just love this wine

12/24/2010 - tbjerre@live.com wrote:

fantastic taste - opulent - strong - still goring strong for the next 20 years.

11/10/2010 - tbjerre@live.com wrote:

Still very potent - fruit and tannins still shows the opportunity to store the wine for some years without any problems. Elegant vitality and consistency exceptional palette of bouquets, fruity flavours.
Keep for some years still without problems.

10/24/2010 - tbjerre@live.com wrote:

excellent - can not helping drinking this wine - even though i should leave it for some years. already very balanced with a perfect taste.

9/26/2010 - tbjerre@live.com wrote:

nicely balanced - tannins have reduced - tasted against 2006. Clearly this wine needs some years in the bottle. Drinks well now and the next 3-4 years.

7/10/2010 - tbjerre@live.com wrote:

classic old style Rioja - one of my favourites - you always know what you get.

6/19/2010 - tbjerre@live.com wrote:

Tobacco leaf, cigar smoke and cassis on the nose. nicely balancen with slightly more acidity. Touch of of cigar smoke. Nice easy drinking wine

4/20/2010 - tbjerre@live.com wrote:

Still lot of tannins - lots of structure - could have been decanted for a more balanced structure -

5/6/2010 - tbjerre@live.com wrote:

Nicely equilibrated, should have been decanted a little earlier. Gained a lot on the glass after an hour.

3/13/2010 - tbjerre@live.com wrote:

Impresive apperance - still very young, but still very smooth and ready to drink. Good value for money - definately a buy again

3/12/2010 - tbjerre@live.com wrote:

excellent - very smooth - tobacco - but still short on the finisih, do not rock the world, but very nice and I would definately drink this again. but drinking this against alion 96 it came very short

3/12/2010 - tbjerre@live.com wrote:

So young and still so impressive - i would serve this at any time - very mature
Opaque red/maroon color, full bodied. Nose of cigar, cedre and mushroom. Alcohol here is borderline. Luxurious texture, silky and smooth, closed tannins. this wine clearly shows the potential of the future

3/12/2010 - tbjerre@live.com wrote:

Still veryyoung looking, hardly any bricking. Slightly obtrusive acid at first but that too improved with air. The finish was the best part though ... long and lingering. Be carefull this wine is close to maturity.