Community Tasting Notes 11

• Harley1199 Likes this wine: 94 points

  March 30, 2024 - Low quality DOC generic cork that broke into several pieces (pictured) then extracted depositing small fragments inside the bottle.
  Beautiful cloydy ruby colour for this twenty year old GR from Eguren family. Spectacular nose with elegant aromas of stew, sweet spices, maraschino cherries, bed of aromatic flowers like lavender or delicious milk chocolate. Glorious complexity.
  On the palate it has an elusive texture, as good rioja wine still retains a high acidity, tasty to the last sip but with a sweet note, greedy in its fullness. Good length and pseudo-citrus aftertaste. Perfect as even as a post-lunch wine. Close to perfection.
  Please do not praise those famous 1928 Paternina bottles again and score this one below 90 points at this precise moment. Be patient. It is a good season to uncork well aged rioja wine bottles. Scandalous this low score.
  Something must be done.
  
  Corcho generico de la DOC de baja calidad que se rompió en varios pedazos (en la imagen) al ser extraído depositando pequeños fragmentos dentro de la botella.
  Precioso color rubí apagado para este GR de veinte años de la familia Eguren. Espectacular en nariz con elegantes aromas a estofado, especias dulces, cerezas marrasquinas, cama de flores aromáticas como la lavanda o delicioso chocolate con leche. Gloriosa complejidad.
  Al paladar presenta una elusiva textura, como buen vino de rioja todavía conserva una alta acidez, sabroso hasta el último sorbo pero con una nota dulce, golosina en su plenitud. Buena longitud y regusto pseudo-cítrico. Perfecto como incluso como vino de sobremesa. Cerca de la perfección.
  Por favor, no vuelvas a alabar las famosas botellas de Paternina 1928 y a puntuarlas por debajo de 90 puntos en este momento. Se paciente. Es una buena temporada para descorchar botellas de vino de rioja bien envejecidas. Escandalosa esta baja puntuación. Algo debe ser hecho.

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• fifl Does not like this wine:

  April 26, 2018 - Jam with vanilla. Or the other way around. Probably over the top

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• ckinv368 wrote: 87 points

  January 21, 2017 - Dark, earthy, leathery, tart. Somewhat acidic. Dark berry.

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• Whitelion wrote: 86 points

  September 25, 2016 - Not as good as I expected, wine changed for the better in the glass after 20 min

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• Magilla Likes this wine: 89 points

  December 29, 2014 - I noticed unusual variance in CT score for this wine, so I opened my bottle with some concerns. Poured in a decanter an hour before drinking was surprisingly young for being a 10 years old Rioja Gran Reserva.
  Good acidity, solid classic Rioja Style but with less wood than expected. Best if drunk few hours after opening, as the day after the wine had lost it's brilliance.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2004
• Type Red
• Producer Federico Paternina
• Varietal Tempranillo Blend
• Designation Conde de los Andes Gran Reserva
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Spain
• Region La Rioja
• SubRegion La Rioja Alta
• Appellation Rioja
• UPC Code 8410026047880

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• Pending Delivery 6 (2%)
• In Cellars 124 (47%)
• Consumed 134 (51%)

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