Community Tasting Notes 16

• wmccone54 Likes this wine:

  May 28, 2023 - Lots of development over the last 7-1/2 years, since I last enjoyed this. Cork completely disintegrated during opening, thus causing me to strain and decant this prior to a dinner of baked thick cut pork chop, brown rice and broccoli. Initially, this came across as a “gloppy” mess, but it started coming around after an hour. Blackberry, cherry, and plum with chocolate, cedar wood, tobacco, and black earth adding complex notes. Tannins are still noticeable, acids are well integrated, but fading. Finishes medium. Drink now, unlikely to improve with further cellaring.

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• Portland Seth wrote: 90 points

  May 20, 2023 - 5 years later and this wine was still tart and very astringent out of the bottle. After two hours of air it was finally open for business. Creme de Cassis, parchment, walnut wood. Their Finca la Cuesta costs much less and drinks better.

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• Christian von Dresky wrote: 91 points

  January 1, 2023 - Perfect drinking window. This is flourishing right now. With all its primary, dark fruit and ripe but present tannin. It's gorgeous and I a bit sad it was my last bottle.

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• Francophile Likes this wine: 90 points

  November 16, 2020 - Nicely balanced smooth wine.

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• Burgundy Al wrote: 89 points

  November 1, 2020 - Black plum and cherry start-to-finish with good+ weight. Still slightly firm and tannic on finish. Good value wine.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2011
• Type Red
• Producer Luna Beberide
• Varietal Mencía
• Designation Paixar
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Spain
• Region Castilla y León
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Bierzo

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• Pending Delivery 7 (2%)
• In Cellars 156 (53%)
• Consumed 133 (45%)

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