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Friday, January 3, 2020 - Received a parcel from origin, concrete from Bilbao, one hour+ by motorway from La Rioja on the last days of December, some old and very old bottles from the iberic peninsula, mainly Rioja Reservas.
Opened this bottle tonight, label nearly destroyed but vintage 1973 legible, opened easily by Durand, the best in my honest opinion for old+ bottle cork treatment, very healthy garnet colour indicating a good bottle, very fine nose, cherry fruit, very pure and delicate, spices, a little licorice and tar, forest floor, lightbodied, the pure finesse, multilayered aromas, very long finish with still very lively and therefore supporting acidity, outstanding today but will keep this condition under good storing conditions for a long time more, I would like to recommend every CT-user to try some old Rioja bottles from great vintages if possible, much more affordable than old french bottles and from the (few) great vintages nearly always a treat! ****-****(*)

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