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Saturday, November 5, 2022 - My last bottle from a case purchased soon after release, I had saved this for a very special occasion. Enjoyed at a wonderful restaurant with my son on my birthday, with superb rack of lamb.

Though the critics have this as "old", and it's 5 years past the CT drinking window, and despite the restaurant's report that the cork crumbled when they opened it, after decanting for about 60-90 minutes, it was absolutely singing. The fruit was livelier than I remember the last bottle being two years ago. Great length and complexity. The finest bottle of Ribera del Duero I've ever had, and up there with the best Tempranillo (Murrieta Ygay '05 and an LRA Gran Riserva I had at Lasarte in Barcelona are the most memorable competitors). Spectacular!

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