2005 Descendientes de José Palacios Bierzo Villa de Corullon

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  4/30/2021 - javierbb wrote: 88 Points

  Muy evolucionado...... puede ser la botella

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  2/13/2021 - forceberry wrote: flawed

  14,5% alcohol.
  
  Dense, very evolved and almost fully opaque hazy maroon color. Old, tertiary and somewhat oxidative nose with aromas of beef jerky, some soy sauce, a little bit of wizened dark berries and dried dates, light earthy notes, a hint of savory smoke and a touch of old leather. The wine feels quite full-bodied, ripe and sweet-toned on the palate with tertiary flavors of soy sauce, beef jerky, some leathery funk, light wizened fig tones, a little bit of cherry marmalade, a hint of earth and a touch of old leather. Quite high in acidity with textural medium tannins. The overall impression is quite balanced but very tertiary and tired. The developed finish is gently grippy, dry and moderately oxidative with rather long flavors of leather, somewhat cooked fruit tones and dried dates, a little bit of leather and beef jerky, light meaty umami tones, a hint of soy sauce and a touch of earth.
  
  Tired, moderately oxidative and past its peak. Either the wine was not built to age this long or it has suffered from poor provenance before purchase. Based on how youthful the vintage 2008 was a few years ago, I suspect the wine was cooked or its cork had leaked some oxygen. This wine was still somewhat drinkable, but rather unremarkable and not particularly enjoyable anymore. A shame. At 45€ this was waste of money.

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  9/20/2019 - PE Harju Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Best wine at vertical tasting 2003-2008. Out beat Flor de Pingus 2003, 93 pts. Highly recommended!

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  10/7/2017 - Zweder wrote: 90 Points

  Regular dinner group (By JvT @ Fitzgerald): Concentrated bouquet with leather, herbs, licorice and some celery. On the palate licorice and dark berries, beautiful acidity and round, soft tannin with a pleasant bite.

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  8/15/2016 - Johnthewino Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Superb. Shouldn't have opened this bottle - so much further to go (open 2021+). Tannins still chunky and oak too prevalent.
  
  Nose: a come-hither waft of rose, then clobbered by blood and meat. Then black cherry, alcohol burn and iodine.
  
  Palate: Some depth/beauty in the graphite/ink/iodine spectrum hinted at on the nose but delivered on the palate. So long. But lacking finesse. Time may cure.
  
  Complex, but still a teenager.

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