2002 Bodegas Sierra Cantabria Rioja Finca El Bosque

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 92 points

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  7/12/2015 - Sotto325 wrote: 92 Points

  For a new age, monolithic, early drinking Spanish " Gand cru," this wine surprisingly delivered some serious maturation into an almost Cabernet style Tempranillo flavor. Strong scents of black fruits, including cassis, dark cherry and smokey plum. The flavors on the palate were not as forward as they were years ago, but they were more moderated and thus easier to drink with the meal. Lots of extracted blackberry, cassis, brambly fruit, oak, and strong earthy tones. Not complex but well worth consuming now.

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  1/15/2012 - ub40guy wrote: 92 Points

  My friend Jeff wanted to try something slutty so I pulled out the El Bosque. It played the role nicely. Concentrated, ripe, plum and blackberry, then gives in to mineral, and finishes with cherry. A bit of oak still prominent ins an attractive way.

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  2/1/2011 - peternelson wrote: 92 Points

  Darker than Ganuza, coffee & syrup and rich plum, touch of sweet fruit with a voluptuous, fuller body; excellent balanced weight to it, complex, ample but engaging and pleasurable.

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  9/15/2010 - igaf wrote:

  Very dark. Nose: blackcurrants, plums and some oak, not too strong initially and then just pruney. Sweetish, thick, lightly tannic palate, some minerality, spicy finish. A bit plush and boring.

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  3/6/2010 - Kirk Grant wrote:

  DAY TWO: I poured half of the bottle into a clean 375ml for the second day...and as I sit here typing I'm wishing I had drank the rest of this last night. On the nose the alcohol is now the most dominant characteristic, with hints of oak and dark fruit as well. In the mouth the heat is the first thing noticed followed by dark fruits and a hint of blueberries.

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