1978 Bodegas Beronia Rioja Gran Reserva

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 93 points

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  11/2/2019 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:

  Q4 2910 Wine Club - Aged Spaniards (The Apt): Wine #9: Had never heard of this producer, but I found myself quite liking this wine as well. I think I appreciate the ones that have a bit more spice notes which this very much did. Some dried fig. Some leather. In a very nice drinking window. Drinks younger than the 41 years. (3 pennies)

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  5/24/2018 - Paul S wrote: 93 Points

  Dim Sum Club at Madam Fan (Madam Fan, South Beach, Singapore): This was lovely - showing off that perfect old-Tempranillo marriage of sweetness and light. The nose had a waft of leathery funk and earth wrapped around a core of sweet American oak notes, and the red fruited strawberry aromas spiked with bits of spice and herb. It was remarkably fresh on the palate, with livewire acidity running through clear, sweet notes of slightly dried strawberries and darker cherry flavours, laced with a nice line of spice and a twist of orange peel as it glided into a long finish. Fresh, lively, but also wonderfully mellow and integrated. A delicious drop, drinking wonderfully now.

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  10/5/2017 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 93 Points

  Pop and poured. Stood upright for weeks already. Cork came out clean. At home.
  Appearance is clear, pale intensity, garnet colour. Thin legs.
  Nose is clean, medium intensity, with aromas of savoury earth, mushrooms, dried flowers, red plums. Developed.
  On the palate, dry, medium acidity, medium alcohol (13%), totally integrated medium- tannin, medium body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of red plum, blood orange, sour red cherry, mushroom, savoury earth, tobacco ash, slight bitter chocolate. Long finish.
  Very good quality. Complex, with surprising intensity and a long finish to boot. The last bottle of very aged Rioja in my cellar. Was initially planning on giving up on this category of very old wines. But after this bottle, FAITH IN VERY AGED (well kept) WINES RESTORED!

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  11/10/2014 - Los 12 Glotones Likes this wine: 91 Points

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  Els12golafres Wine Tasting Group: http://vinosclasicos.blogspot.com.es/2014/11/beronia-1978-gran-reserva.html
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  De color rubí rojizo de capa media-alta, extraído, brillante. Reflejos cobrizos y granadinos, luminoso. Ribete estrecho, completamente atejado, diferenciado del menisco. Lágrimas gruesas, permanentes. Gran sensación de grosor.
  
  Un Beronia potente, muy personal, de expresión franca y ligeramente balsámico. Inicialmente "cabernetea" por momentos, asilvestrado, casi vegetal, con un toque de pimentón y zarzal que va seguido de un fondo de hiedra, atillos de laurel y té de roca. Nada que ver con el resto de vinos probados a día de hoy. Menos clásico de lo que esperábamos, despojado de maderas y excesos cremosos en comparación con los de las cosechas de 1973-75-81-82. Finamente especiado, lleno de clavo, anises estrellados, jengibre, y un punto exótico a citronella. No ha gustado a todos los presentes pero se adivina un cambio cambio evidente de elaboración.
  
  En boca es grueso y concentrado, contundente, sabroso, lleno de notas especiadas y de unos finos amargosos de mucha calidad. Los taninos aún están ahí, firmes, presentes, incluso por acabar de limarse. Todo indica que puede tener bastantes posibilidades de guarda en botella gracias a una acidez chispeante. La fruta es dulzosa, reducida, picante. Le falta orden y acabar de templarse. Está hecho un chaval!! Se va suavizando al tomar aire pero sin perder nada de ese vigor inicial. Llega a desconcertar pero hay mucho vino detrás. No es de extrañar que esta bodega despertara tanto interés en su momento.
  
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  Tempranillo, mazuelo, graciano, viura - 13% vol.
  Viñedos de suelo arcillo-calcáreos situados en los alrededores de Ollauri, en la Rioja Alta. Fermentación en depósitos hasta finalizar las fermentaciones. Trasego a barricas de roble americano semi-usadas de 225 litros en las que es sometido a crianza durante 54 meses. Trasiegos periódicos a lo largo de los primeros cuatro años. Embotellado a mediados de 1986. Permanece durante un mínimo de 36 meses en los calados de la bodega antes de ser comercializado.
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  11/7/2014 - Senor_Underhill wrote:

  For me, this wine was gone. It still had structure, but there was nothing left in terms of fruit. An odd juxtaposition.

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