A Savage Weekend for Chica’s 45th; 5/16/2024-5/19/2024: Bottle 2 of 2 on the day. The performing one ( other bottle was an 88) and albeit this too had a fragile feel to it it was brighter more present and with a lot more to give and fewer of those oxidative note of the other. Good lesson on how two identical and from the same cellar (at Kaia-Kaipe in Getaria ) can evolve to such different wines. This was the proper old school well aged result we wanted. 91-92 and not bad for a mere Reserva.
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A Savage Weekend for Chica’s 45th; 5/16/2024-5/19/2024: Bottle 1 of 2 on the day. The lesser performing one and really a fragile wine. Well at this stage there are no good wines only good bottles as they say and rightly so as the other bottle identical and from the same cellar at Kaia-Kaipe in Getaria was a much better sport ( Papies 92) . This was soft and albeit a joy too just was going nowhere and died fast.
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A bottle with a good level and clearly in good condition - from The Drop in Coal Drops Yard, London. I remember drinking this very wine from 1982 onwards when I first becoming interested in wine. Faded, gentle, lovely and still long.....................
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5/18/2024 - Papies wrote: 92 Points
A Savage Weekend for Chica’s 45th; 5/16/2024-5/19/2024: Bottle 2 of 2 on the day. The performing one ( other bottle was an 88) and albeit this too had a fragile feel to it it was brighter more present and with a lot more to give and fewer of those oxidative note of the other. Good lesson on how two identical and from the same cellar (at Kaia-Kaipe in Getaria ) can evolve to such different wines. This was the proper old school well aged result we wanted. 91-92 and not bad for a mere Reserva.
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5/18/2024 - Papies wrote: 88 Points
A Savage Weekend for Chica’s 45th; 5/16/2024-5/19/2024: Bottle 1 of 2 on the day. The lesser performing one and really a fragile wine. Well at this stage there are no good wines only good bottles as they say and rightly so as the other bottle identical and from the same cellar at Kaia-Kaipe in Getaria was a much better sport ( Papies 92) . This was soft and albeit a joy too just was going nowhere and died fast.
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12/3/2019 - finewinebuff57 wrote: 90 Points
A bottle with a good level and clearly in good condition - from The Drop in Coal Drops Yard, London. I remember drinking this very wine from 1982 onwards when I first becoming interested in wine. Faded, gentle, lovely and still long.....................
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7/29/2019 - JJKinch wrote: 91 Points
Red fruit (cherry), slight vanilla, earth, tobacco, spice. Nice tart fruit. Strong acidity. Lingering finish. Really enjoyable.
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7/25/2017 - AV2012 wrote: 88 Points
Coconut, vanilla, soft and round, a typical lively Rioja built for the long haul. Very good.
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