This, my last of 6 bottles, was" lightening in a bottle." This wine was like a baby Haut Brion. Extremely youthful and fresh, it had a Graves-like nose and rich, finely textured, complex fruit in the mouth with exceptional length. A truly great Rioja!
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Brick red color. Aromas of pencil lead, dark red fruits and sweet oak. Ripe, mature fruit in the mouth with very good depth and structure. Silky, sauve texture with ripe, soft tannins and a long, lingering finish. At peak.
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9/3/2012 - hsacks wrote: 94 Points
This, my last of 6 bottles, was" lightening in a bottle." This wine was like a baby Haut Brion. Extremely youthful and fresh, it had a Graves-like nose and rich, finely textured, complex fruit in the mouth with exceptional length. A truly great Rioja!
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10/22/2011 - hsacks wrote: 89 Points
More mature and less rich and silky than the 12/8/09 bottle. Drink up!
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12/8/2009 - hsacks wrote: 92 Points
Brick red color. Aromas of pencil lead, dark red fruits and sweet oak. Ripe, mature fruit in the mouth with very good depth and structure. Silky, sauve texture with ripe, soft tannins and a long, lingering finish. At peak.
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