1994 Artadi Rioja Pagos Viejos

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 90.6 points

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  2/18/2021 - Vascular46 wrote: flawed

  When first opened it had a nice nose but the the TCA contaminant occurred making the wine unpleasant. These Spanish wine usually are made to last a long time. Suspect that some of the law ratings are related to TCA rather than the wine being "past."

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  3/16/2019 - Lype Likes this wine:

  Popped and poured, seductive fully open nose filled with cedar and ink, to me this resembles a St Julien from a good vintage, the palate follows the nose but the cedar notes are not quite as prominent and attractive as on the nose but good anyway, this is ready to drink from the get go, with time in the glass fruit diminishes a tad and the wine develops noble wood flavours and gobs of tasty glycerin, after about two hours the fruity elements start to give in and it seems obvious that this wine should be consumed within the next few years. No monolithic characteristics at all so in all probability at this age a modern Rioja at this price point is starting to be in graceful decline. No need to decant and quite enjoyable now.

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  4/28/2016 - robmatic wrote: 92 Points

  This wine was right on the money tonight. Dusty tannins alongside a bucket of bright dark fruit, leather and cocoa. Was there ever a better pairing than lamb chops and Rioja? It always works, and this bottle disappeared quickly. Drink.

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  3/30/2016 - Kmok wrote: 77 Points

  More dried leaves comparing to 96 and 97, from a weaker vintage but smooth and matured.

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  3/1/2014 - never oenough wrote: 94 Points

  This is one of my favorites from Rioja. Enjoyed with Shitake & chèvre risotto and a New York strip. Upon initial opening, the wine smells beautiful, with lots of black fruit and tar rolling out of the glass. Notes of cedar, creosote, leather and musk are integrated with soft tannins and ample fruits that make this wine a nearly perfect example of a beautifully matured Rioja.

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