1973 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 890

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 95.5 points

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  12/19/2023 - FEDEVIDAL Likes this wine: 98 Points

  He tenido siempre mucha suerte con estas botellas viejas de la Gran Reserva de la Rioja alta 890. Estos vinos están diseñados para tener una duración increíble, tanto que se dice que quien los comprar lo hace para que sean sus nietos los que lo consuman.
  Este vino tuvo una decantación de unas dos horas y presentó un color caoba claro con tonos rojizos y capa muy baja. El aroma era intenso y vivo ,champiñón, cueros, tierra mojada, establo, una amplia paleta de terciarios. La boca profunda, viva, equilibrado, conserva acidez y final largo.
  Vino maravilloso reservado a los enamorados de los Riojas Clásicos

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  1/10/2014 - P A Montese wrote: 93 Points

  Stupifying, literally. Drunk in 2007. Eight or so fairly veteran aged-wine drinkers all agreed it was simply too old. There it sat for a few hours while we ate and drank half a dozen other wines, then someone said, "Y'all gotta try this Rioja Alta again," and WHAM, it was the wine of the night. It went from a unanimous negative to a unanimous positive. We were humbled.

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  1/16/2007 - BradKNYC wrote:

  That '70's show...all '70's all the time: Loire, Spain, Ca, Bordeaux, Port. (Applewood): Boy, did these guys hit home runs in '73. Their '73 Centenario is one of the better Spanish wines I've had and this wine comes close to that height. Rich, deep and brooding on the nose and palate with black and red fruit, spicy cedar, worn wood and light eucalyptus notes. The wine is dense without being heavy and unfurls like a peacock's tail to show all its glory. Wonderfully balanced and still has further aging potential, though I love how it shows now. A/A-.

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