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angelcyn wrote:
June 23, 2022 - I have drunk more recent examples of this and all have been superior, poor year, bad batch, who knows, far to wooden for me, but like acidity it is a matter of personal taste, this wine fell into that category that apart from the vanilla/wood it would have been fine but I could not get past that element, will put this one down to experience as I have liked all theothers from this stable.
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winespine Likes this wine: 88 points
January 28, 2022 - It’s ccccccold outside, so a hearty Steak & Guinness stew is on the menu. Hmmm, what to pair, what to pair? Turns out I have a lot of wine with a beginning drink date of 2022! I decided on a Rioja, thinking it could stand up to the rich gravy in the stew and I figured at age 10+, this would be ready to go. Popped it open about 5 hrs before dinner and tasted. Beautiful fruit, with the typical blackberry I pick up in a Rioja, and smooth tannins. So I poured out a glass, and let the bottle and glass slow ox in the cellar. As it got air though, a lot of vanilla came out on the nose and palate and pushed the fruit aside. We didn’t notice it much with the stew, but definitely with a glass after dinner. Too much vanilla for our palates. My wife gave me her glass to finish and moved onto something else. Surprising. I like Telmo’s wines generally because he’s more judicious with his use of oak than a lot of other Rioja producers. Aged in a combo of foudre and barrique. Not sure about this vintage, but it tastes like new barriques were in the mix, and possibly American oak. Some people will love this wine. I liked it, but expected it to be better. This was my only bottle, and I feel I should have waited 5 more years to see if the oak would mellow out.
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By Tim Atkin MW
Top 10 Rioja Producers, 10/31/2017 (link)(Telmo Rodriguez, Lanzaga, Rioja, Northern Spain, Spain, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2011
- Type Red
- Producer Telmo Rodríguez
- Varietal Tempranillo
- Designation Lanzaga
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Spain
- Region La Rioja
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Rioja
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- In Cellars 37 (28%)
- Consumed 94 (72%)
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