2011 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904

Community Tasting Notes (156) Avg Score: 92.0 points

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  5/13/2024 - brett228 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Who said this is bad vintage? This bottle is just stunning. Black fruit with herb, dill, which makes this feel so fresh, and that oak… Not much producer can handle oak like this. So elegant with proper tannin and acidity. And surely has great potential for aging, even for decades maybe.

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  5/11/2024 - NEducatedGes Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Excellent - at its apex IMO and fantastic 93* over oaked and clean red fruit, light leather with clean finish. Easy to drink!

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  5/6/2024 - SethM1976 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  not sure more time will improve this wine. Leather and dried cherries. for the price it is worth it

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  3/25/2024 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 92 Points

  think this has 1-2 points of upside with some more age... if I can I'll try to drink most of my remaining ten btls in the 2030's or even 40's... decanted this about three hours before dinner, then drank over two hours while eating, on pnp it was dark brooding and with a true sense of oak on the palate, and a big nose for sure, with air (I wish I had given in more, will try for 6-7 hours next time) it softened a bit frankly and was elegant but a little mellow in terms of the flavors... maybe in a tiny bit of closed down state??

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  2/24/2024 - NEducatedGes wrote: 93 Points

  Another great showing! Needs decant but changes along the way. Clean red fruit, integrated tannins.

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