2014 Bodegas Bilbainas Rioja La Vicalanda Reserva

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 89.8 points

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  3/18/2023 - failed wine merchant Likes this wine: 94 Points

  La Vicalanda Rioja Reserva 2015
  Bodegas Bilbainas, Haro
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  Old school aged Rioja which oozes quality. Exhibits fresh and lively redberry fruit, noble oak tones, juicy backbone, very elegant and understated nuances of berry fruit, leather and tar and soft tannins with a long and refined clean finish. At or approaching its peak this year 2023 but still fresh, glycerine loaded, meaty yet elegant and refined, displaying a nice balance of wood, fruit and soft tannins, will probably drink well into 2024.
  Superb with grilled meat, chicken or pork stew, any red meat dishes and meat or tomato based pasta.
  Very high quality and well worth its asking price, an absolute pleasure to drink and thoroughly recommended.
  Retails for about 20€.

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  1/15/2023 - gornals Likes this wine: 89 Points

  The wine looks inky colored. The legs are medium. It smells like black currant (cassis), gooseberry, blueberry, blackberry, prune, plum, mineral, toast, oak, vanilla, coconut, clove, nutmeg, meaty and chocolate. The body is full. The wine has silky texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has medium acidity.

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  1/3/2021 - James1977 Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Deep dark Ruby. Black fruit and vanilla on the nose. Blackberry, chocolate and vanilla. Smooth with a good finish. This is a great rioja for the price. I'd like to try it again with some more bottle age.

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  12/27/2020 - henrijanssen wrote: 88 Points

  Fruitig elegant vol

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  1/12/2020 - Harley1199 wrote:

  By the glass. Intense, far from the traditional Monte Real and Albina. Aromas of ripe black fruit, yogurt notes and mineral memories. On the palate it is dense and still tannic. Wood stands out even now. The modern side of Bodegas Bilbaínas. I have the same question, are you still working on it? Whom?
  
  Por copas. Intenso, lejos de los tradicionales Monte Real y Albina. Aromas a fruta negra madura, notas de yogurt y recuerdos minerales. Al paladar es denso y tánico. Sobresale la madera aún en estos momentos. El lado moderno de Bodegas Bilbaínas. Tengo la misma pregunta, ¿lo siguen elaborando?

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