These Santo Tomas Barbera & Tempranillo wines from Bibendum have been a really mixed lot, with huge bottle variation and a quite high proportion of off bottles. This one's a good one. Even, cherry red with very merest hint of youth. Restrained minty nose with hedgerow, prunes and apricot kernels. Light attack with some body. Fills ok, developing character. Big on middle and massive on finish. Fairly simple and rustic, but with a nice character and interest to it. Very spicy on finish with some soft tannins. Good.
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Bright garnet with no signs of youth. Warm rich fruit nose with cherries and a bit of marzipan and almond essence. Attractive attack. Very forward with lots of very ripe fruit, but nice varietal character too. Not especially heavy given the alcohol content. Probably one of the better bottles of this.
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A light, bright garnet colour with a hint of youth. There was a bit of bottle stink, but that quickly blew off, to reveal a big alcoholic nose with lots of ripe fruit. Quite nutty on the nose: slightly stale walnuts and almonds. Very pleasant on the attack: lots of fruit; soft and very mouthfilling. Very big and rich on the palate with a bit of an alcoholic kick towards the finish. Good clean finish with nice soft tannins. Slightly bitter after. Very good length. Very Good Indeed.
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Very attractive, bright cherry red. Big fruity nose with a sort of bitter peach kernel scent. Very nice attack - rich and with bags of fruit. Fruit develops in the mouth. Quite complex towards the finish when some alcohol kicks in. Nice acid bitterness running throughout, with soft, pleasing tannins on the finish.
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4/4/2003 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 83 Points
These Santo Tomas Barbera & Tempranillo wines from Bibendum have been a really mixed lot, with huge bottle variation and a quite high proportion of off bottles. This one's a good one.
Even, cherry red with very merest hint of youth. Restrained minty nose with hedgerow, prunes and apricot kernels. Light attack with some body. Fills ok, developing character. Big on middle and massive on finish. Fairly simple and rustic, but with a nice character and interest to it. Very spicy on finish with some soft tannins. Good.
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2/26/2003 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 85 Points
Bright garnet with no signs of youth. Warm rich fruit nose with cherries and a bit of marzipan and almond essence. Attractive attack. Very forward with lots of very ripe fruit, but nice varietal character too. Not especially heavy given the alcohol content. Probably one of the better bottles of this.
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1/15/2003 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: flawed
corked
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11/6/2002 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 89 Points
A light, bright garnet colour with a hint of youth. There was a bit of bottle stink, but that quickly blew off, to reveal a big alcoholic nose with lots of ripe fruit. Quite nutty on the nose: slightly stale walnuts and almonds. Very pleasant on the attack: lots of fruit; soft and very mouthfilling. Very big and rich on the palate with a bit of an alcoholic kick towards the finish. Good clean finish with nice soft tannins. Slightly bitter after. Very good length. Very Good Indeed.
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10/2/2002 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 88 Points
Very attractive, bright cherry red. Big fruity nose with a sort of bitter peach kernel scent. Very nice attack - rich and with bags of fruit. Fruit develops in the mouth. Quite complex towards the finish when some alcohol kicks in. Nice acid bitterness running throughout, with soft, pleasing tannins on the finish.
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