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Label borrowed from 2000
Community Tasting Notes 52
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z_willus_d wrote: 90 points
January 25, 2023 - This bottle held up and only improved through the years. My last, and very enjoyable paired with a couple dinners. It was a "what a steal wine!" in the end.
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z_willus_d wrote: 87 points
May 4, 2020 - This wine held up nicely over the years. It was purchased for $8 some decades back, and reading through my previous TN's on CT, I don't find much has changed. I was happy to find the wine didn't dive on night-2. It was never an all out stunner of a wine, and it's more in the BBQ and Zin realm, but for what it is/was, very well executed. On the other hand, the 2003 Domaine de Bonserine Côte-Rôtie La Garde bottle from the same vintage fell apart on night-2 and ultimately a 3rd of the bottle had to become one with Mother Vinegar collective. Quite a price/perceived-quality differential there. This goes to show, there's no accounting for price/quality/perception when it comes to wine, and in the end balance wins all.
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CosmicDude Likes this wine: 89 points
November 1, 2013 - The wine looks Ruby colored. The legs are Slow. It smells like Prune, and Mushroom. It tastes like Prune, and Mushroom. The body is Full. The wine has Silky texture. The wine finishes Medium.
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Tobomatic wrote:
October 5, 2012 - - Brick color.
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TheBosWineGuy wrote: 91 points
August 19, 2012 - Drinking beautifully now. No signs of tiring but I don't see how it could get any better.
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By Gary Vaynerchuk
Wines That Don't Hurt Your Wallet!, Episode #450, 4/23/2008 (link) 90 points(Taja Jumilla Reserva) #1; COLOR-dark; NOSE-beautiful dark chocolate and raspberry jam components; tiny hint of mint (Andes Candy); some paprika & hints of Goji berries; TASTE-polished; elegant & REAL; complex, rich & has nice balance; nice transition from the beef jerky on the mid-palate to nice silky fruit on the back-end; a gorgeous tobacco component on the tail-end; black cassis coming through; really well made & polished for $9 price point; great w/ steak & other meats, but also has the elegance to pair w/ some fish as well; worth seeking out; WS-90; GV-90
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2003
- Type Red
- Producer Mähler-Besse
- Varietal Monastrell
- Designation Taja Reserva
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Spain
- Region Murcia
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Jumilla
- UPC Code 3432780018543
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 107 (24%)
- Consumed 337 (76%)
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