1999 Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia
A sophisticated, elegant wine with the type of complexity that makes you think. It evolved continually with cranberry and raspberry notes on the nose, supported with earth and oak, some vanilla and a hint of spice on the palate. Acidic but balanced this wine is far from every day ordinary!
Excellent
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2004 Bodegas Alejandro Fernández Ribera del Duero Tinto Pesquera (Tempranillo)
A beautiful wine that is balanced, structured and quite savoury. Dark cherry and raspberry mix with tobacco and forest notes to create a very complex flavor profile. Medium body with light tannins, this wine seems to be near peak. Outstanding value!
Excellent
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2001 Bodegas J.C. Conde Ribera del Duero Neo
A sensational wine! Nose is very Bordeaux-like with its earth, cedar and black fruits. Medium body, but very intense flavours of blackberry, raspberry and tobacco leaf. Tannins are gentle; this wine is at or near peak, but certainly no signs of breaking down. Slightly modern in style (meant in a good way) and very complex. Nice acidity on the long finish. Very classy!
Excellent +
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2002 Numanthia
This is like the Spanish version of a Napa cult cab; and it works. Deep, impenetrably dark, the colour of a California Central Coast Syrah. Complex nose of blackberry and raspberry joined by brown spice notes and a notable whiff of vanilla. The mouth feel is soft and plush and at age 13 it is fully mature, tannins are integrated and there is just enough acidity to keep all that fruit from going over the top. The blackfruit flavours are very intense, more reminiscent of a younger wine. Full body with a long finish. This is surely a wine that will polarize opinions: we loved the outrageous body , mouthfeel and larger than life presence. Rajat Parr would HATE this wine for those same reasons. Vive la difference!
Excellent
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2001 Bodegas Valsacro Rioja Dioro
Medium garnet, fading slightly at the rim. A medium bodied wine with a very expressive nose of cherries & strawberries with notes of spice & vanilla in the background. A wonderfully delicate mouthfeel that delivers strawberries & raspberries in an almost candied tone. With time, the candy tones are replaced by more earthy notes. Classically Rioja, its elegant frame delivers its complex nuances. Fully mature but showing no signs of fading. Delicious!
Excellent
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