2001 Bodega Classica Rioja Hacienda López de Haro Gran Reserva
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mattmoy_2000 wrote:
Friday, May 20, 2022 - Corkscrew absolutely disinterested the cork (went in fine, then pulled a cylindrical plug out of the middle of it, tried with an ah-so, but no luck. Had to filter the wine through a coffee filter which was an inauspicious start. No idea why this happened as I have used that corkscrew with plenty of other older bottles without issue, and when the cork did come out in pieces, it wasn't stained or anything - looked brand new apart from the bottom circle, which was dark red.
It was a tasty bottle, but the cork palaver shook up the sediment and kinda ruined the experience somewhat. Had it with lamb cutlets and then over the course of the next couple of days. It was OK on day 1 and 2, but by day 3 it started to fall apart. Very much delicious acidity with tertiary character to the nose. My wife said it smelled of "a walk in the woods", so sous bois.
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Comment posted by streethawk:
11/16/2022 1:17:00 PM - Thanks for the comment about the cork, very helpful. A Lopez de Haro branded ah-so was included with my bottles which I thought was odd, but maybe they knew the cork might be an issue.
Comment posted by mattmoy_2000:
11/18/2022 3:37:00 AM - Seems like a good idea! I wish I'd just started with the ah-so! A disintegrated (not disinterested as my autocorrect seems to think!) cork was not an auspicious start!