Community Tasting Notes 13

• midgetsun Likes this wine: 89 points

  June 23, 2014 - This guy really benefits from a decanting or a slow drinking evolution. Color is an even, dark purple. Opens with a rotten fruit-in-a-barnyard aroma. After a few hours that blows off and is replaced by meaty, booze-steeped raisin and a little smoke. Opening taste is a bit mealy with over-ripened fig and an unctuous mouth feel. That moves into something much more seductive and classically Bordeaux, with crisp, sweet tannins; while still maintaining a Spanish lushness. Fun bottle if you can give it the time it deserves.

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• winosot Likes this wine: 90 points

  April 22, 2014 - Drinking at its peak. Pencil lead followed by rich black fruit and vanilla. balanced and at 13.5% less in alcohol than one would expect! A perfect match for a lamb steak. Found as bin end at $ 9.95. What a steal regrettably it was on its own on the shelf! can't win 'em all!

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• Whitelion wrote: 90 points

  November 2, 2013 - Very nice! Wood well integrated during the years. All in good balance. Classic Spanish taste, enjoyable!

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• Beekup wrote: 85 points

  July 26, 2013 - 2006 now really ready. Don't wait 6 more months. All tannines gone already.

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• Bob in NC wrote: 88 points

  June 4, 2011 - Drining quite smooth with a predominate inky flavorcombined with dark cherry, pencil lead and vanilla tones. Great wine for $11.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2006
• Type Red
• Producer Abadia Retuerta
• Varietal Tempranillo Blend
• Designation Rívola
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Spain
• Region Castilla y León
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León
• UPC Code 8437005944558

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• In Cellars 59 (29%)
• Consumed 143 (71%)

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