2001 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza Reserva Especial
Community Tasting Note
chbeaumont wrote:
92 Points
Sunday, November 10, 2013 - Continues to progress at a snails pace. The weight & presence to accompany roast leg of lamb, lovely texture. Can be enjoyed now but potential room to improve.
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Comment posted by Harley1199:
11/13/2013 1:19:00 AM - Agreed ChBeaumont.
That's the spirit...way to go and nothing great but a good bottle of wine.
Cheers!
Comment posted by wadrian57:
11/13/2013 1:11:00 PM - Did you decant and if so how long did you give it to breath? I only have one bottle of the 2001 left and want to enjoy it at its very best!
Comment posted by chbeaumont:
11/15/2013 1:52:00 PM - Didn't decant, but pulled the cork a couple of hours beforehand.
Comment posted by Herschel Krustofski:
11/28/2013 5:26:00 PM - I would recommend a 60-90 minutes decant (see my note from March 31). My experience is that now, it's really necessary. Best results in the second and third hour.
Comment posted by Harley1199:
11/29/2013 12:47:00 AM - Interesting. Perhaps those bottles just need to stabilise a little more and obviously decanting is a good process in order to
Could help to understand what some call bottle variation.
Traveling crossing the ocean and the coast to coast, nothing good for wine.
Cheers!