1997 Bodegas Alejandro Fernández Ribera del Duero Tinto Pesquera

Community Tasting Notes (25) Avg Score: 86.4 points

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  4/4/2021 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 90 Points

  Very tight cork, again seeming to be almost glued in. Needed the Ah-So to break the seal before being able to use a normal corkscrew.
  Deep mature browning garnet.
  Deep black fruit, with lots of farmyard brettiness, leather and horse sweat. The more shitty brett notes do largely blow off, with aeration, quite quickly, and you get more gamey, grouse-like aromas, along with blackberries, some red fruit, and some floral perfume.
  Clearly fully mature on the palate, but far from dead. Really nicely balanced, with a bit of acidity balancing the leather and fruit. Merely a hint of chamois-soft tannins remain. Interesting flavours, and good, (for me) enjoyable drinking.
  Best bottle of this six pack bought in 2003 by far.

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  12/25/2017 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 87 Points

  Note taken immediately on decanting:
  Good colour: mature garnet, but not over-mature and no bricking.
  Black, sweet fruit overlain by a ripe farmyard full of bretty aromas, with leather and some cherry fruit coming to the fore, as the bretty stink fades.
  Soft, mature palate. A little dried out maybe, but that's only on the attack. Soft, suede-like tannins on the palate. Pretty decent, fruit and acidity. Probably the best bottle so far of this 6-pack.
  Quite attractive.

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  4/2/2016 - Mige Likes this wine:

  It was that bad as I assumed on basis of other recent tastingnotes. Just when was popped open it had a bit too much barn on the nose but just half an hour on decanter got rid off it. Nose had some lovely dried red cherries, spicies and leather. On the palate it's medium bodied with smooth mouthfeel and nice acidity. The tannins are completely gone. It has seen it's better days but if you like mature wines, this isn't bad! Anyways have to say that this one went really well with fatty grilled Ibérico Pork Secreto.

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  3/2/2014 - normanfekrat wrote: 84 Points

  Bland as bland can be. No taste. Table wine period. Maybe it was better in the past but this wine has no taste.

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  1/1/2014 - vmpatel wrote:

  Tastes like "plain" red wine. No bouquet, spice, or other character of note. Just red wine. Pleasant, drinkable, bright enough for food. Good table wine, but clearly past its prime.

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