Wow! Terrific. Redolent red, blue and black berries. Powerful, nuanced and balanced. Amazing balance of acid, silky tannins, lively with great grip and a long finish. Tobacco, leather and spices.
Just a terrific wine, drinking well right now.
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Cork was in good shape. Opened to breathe 3h before dinner with friends and decanted as soon as we reached Love and Salt in Manhattan Beach. Earthy, leathery, tobacco notes predominated with cherry, graphite and a long finish. Smooth and classy, almost understated. Many other secondary notes floated into and out of the tasting profile during the meal, herbality, vegetal, foresty flavors and smells. Tannins resolved, no sign of aging, this still has plenty of life. A complex meditation wine. Paired with meatball appetizers, spicy pastas, and pizza.
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(Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Único) Bricking purple red violet color with lots of dark sediment; aromatic, black licorice, dried berry, American oak, menthol, sweet coffee nose; creamy textured, rich, baked raspberry, blackberry, sweet coffee, ripe red berry palate; long finish
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1/27/2024 - ppandian Likes this wine: 96 Points
Wow! Terrific. Redolent red, blue and black berries. Powerful, nuanced and balanced. Amazing balance of acid, silky tannins, lively with great grip and a long finish.
Tobacco, leather and spices.
Just a terrific wine, drinking well right now.
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10/20/2023 - skurtz Likes this wine: 95 Points
Cork was in good shape. Opened to breathe 3h before dinner with friends and decanted as soon as we reached Love and Salt in Manhattan Beach. Earthy, leathery, tobacco notes predominated with cherry, graphite and a long finish. Smooth and classy, almost understated. Many other secondary notes floated into and out of the tasting profile during the meal, herbality, vegetal, foresty flavors and smells. Tannins resolved, no sign of aging, this still has plenty of life. A complex meditation wine. Paired with meatball appetizers, spicy pastas, and pizza.
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12/4/2022 - popasq Likes this wine: 97 Points
Did not decant, this was delicious
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9/7/2022 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
So perfumed, elegant and refined, beautifully harmonious. Juat gorgeous. Singing acidity. So drink or hold
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9/6/2022 - beatles wrote: 95 Points
Very fresh, spicy with herbs, firm acidity, ends fresh
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