2009 Bodegas LAN Rioja Reserva

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 89.7 points

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  3/22/2022 - PSPatrick wrote: 90 Points

  Second bottle of a box of six. Medium to dark ruby colour. Red and dark berries, chocolate, cocoa, spice, and light balsamic notes, with good acidity, well-integrated tannin, and very good length. The oak has integrated better over the last two years. The medium-bodied wine is firm and restrained. There is a light cocoa bitterness on the finish that is quite intriguing. By day two, the acidity is a little more pronounced and the tannin is a little dryer. Should continue to develop and drink well over the medium term. Very good value.

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  12/7/2019 - PSPatrick wrote: 90 Points

  First bottle of a case of six. Medium to dark ruby colour. The medium-bodied wine had average concentration and offered red fruit, red cherry, coffee, spices, coconut, vanilla and Creme Brûlée on the nose and palate, with medium-level acidity, ripe tannin and very good length. It showed lots of sweet, coconutty new oak, with some oak bitterness, but was smooth and in balance. Young, I would hold for at least another two years. Very good value.

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  12/15/2018 - JROBAZZI Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Traditional Rioja, not very strong on the nose, but well rounded and ready to drink. Red ripe fruit, leather, spices , all with little touches, nothing standing out too much. Excellent with red meat, such as lamb.

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  8/15/2018 - Lord of the Bottles wrote:

  From nemory at the Xara Palace in Malta. Initially very expressive with dark fruit and meat then quickly became simple with very short finish. Could have been a bad bottle. Or past its prime. Score withheld.

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  5/5/2017 - ews3 wrote: 88 Points

  Tasted at large walkaround tasting. lots of dark fruit and earth here. well balanced. impressive for this level.

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