6/17/2023 - townjbc Likes this wine:

Nice colour, bouquet and palate. Good length. But was it worth the cost and the wait of 25+ years? No!

6/3/2023 - brianakrin wrote:

Earthy, mushrooms, med. body, balanced. Drinking well. D/H

9/8/2019 - brianakrin wrote:

Better second day andI agree with RGCM's 7/14/19 notes:Between medium and full bodied with a flavor profile showing black cherry and bright blackberry upfront, darker plum and black raspberry through the middle and nicely tart red raspberry and red berries towards the back. Tannins and acidity provided a very good backbone and were noticeably more present than what the 2003 showed. In general, I would say the 2004 showed better, more complex fruit, more depth (especially in the mid-body), better overall balance and better transitions. This 2004 has really come into its own and is drinking at a high level now. While this wine has the structure, fruit and balance to improve slightly with more time, I would drink these over the next four years or so.

8/21/2017 - brianakrin wrote:

full bodied nice D/H

3/30/2016 - rocknroller wrote:

A Wet Spanish Wine Wednesday (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Dark red color. Decanted for 30 minutes, followed 2 glasses over 3 hours. This was just singing from the outset. The nose was splendid and this drank better than the '04 Gran Reserva 904....for about the first 30 to 60 minutes. Then it began to break down and the nose lost some of the perfume and intrigue and the palate became more angular and a bit disjointed. But whoa, for that first hour this was splendid. The nose is amazing with hi toned red fruit, leather, perfumed, liqueur, dry earthiness. The palate shows nice red fruits initially, very earthy, tangy acids, medium plus body, some wood, a touch of fresh dill. I would suggest only a PNP to try and preserve this as long as possible. MY score is based on it peak at 30 minutes. It was close at an hour, but broke down quickly after an hour. Fantastic value.