2015 La Rioja Alta Rioja 904 Gran Reserva 'Selección Especial'

Community Tasting Notes (37) Avg Score: 93.2 points

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  4/24/2024 - stayhappy21 wrote:

  Tasted this at the Rioja - Spain's Overlooked Classic Masterclass by Tan Ying Hsien at Prowine Singapore 2024.
  
  Dark brick red in colour with a creamy, vanilla nose backed by blackcurrants. The fresh butter on the palate, coupled with oak, cherries and fresh fruits explains why this is such a highly regarded wine.
  
  Ends off with some metallic notes, spices with clear influences from the use of US oak.

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  4/20/2024 - Raywilliams420 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Decanted for 4 hours. Sweet red fruits on the nose with some vanilla notes
  
  Sweet fruit flavors on the palate. Primarily red fruit dominate. Some tannins as well but very soft with mouth watering acidity This is going great with my ground beef enchiladas.

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  3/3/2024 - WindFlyer Likes this wine: 93 Points

  revisiting this one after only three months… most things have not changed: "deep garnet colour with opaque core and medium-plus body. lovely nose where fresh raspberries and blackberries meld with rose petals, spice, smokiness, soil, and tobacco. a bit tight at the moment, the fresh acidity and tannic backbone are prominent on entry. but slowly, macerated fruit unfolds in layers laced with spice, earthy, floral and savoury accents. moderately long finish that veers into the balsamic."
  
  this time i found a more prevalent sweet coconut-vanilla note in the nose as well as the mouth… (but not to the point of dominating or upsetting the balance of the wine), but also a somewhat more ethereal feel to the experience. same rating, in balance.

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  2/29/2024 - Raywilliams420 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  I’m unsure how long the bottle was allowed air Before I took a dive. Crazy night. What can I say. Somewhat tannic intiallly but as it settles on your palate it softens. Long lasting dark fruits an red fruits an the tannins are currently overpowering the acidity I’m getting dark fruits on the nose an some vanilla It’s a fruit forward wine but no where near overly fruity. I’m going to say great job an I can’t wait to see the evolution of this wine in this vintage.

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  2/29/2024 - SethM1976 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Nice wine. ready to go but could also be cellared for 10 more years

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