Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of three days. Consistently enjoyable throughout, but best after several hours of air and through Day 3. The wine pours, a deep garnet color with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. No signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with expressive notes of ripe and dried cherry, plums, toasted coconut, fresh dill, cedar chest, and soft baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose however, the fruit is much more tart. The finish is long and tangy. A textbook example of old-school Rioja. Lovely. Drink now with patience and through 2036. — a month ago
Medium-deep ruby-garnet color.
Aromas of dried cherry, leather, tobacco, peppercorn.
Dry. Flavors of leather, tobacco, roasted herbs, roasted red bell pepper. Rich, chewy tannins.
Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 4/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — 5 days ago
A good rioja kind of expensive $45 — a month ago
Not a strong fragrance…
Drinks a bit tart/sour, with flavors of spice and tart fruit. — 14 days ago
Smooth and easy. Enjoyed in Charlottesville VA — 12 days ago
1991 notas de ahumado cítrico cereza — a month ago
No notes. A bit of age on this one. Always a success for a slightly oaked white bordeaux. Tangy notes and some structure. Cool stuff. — 3 months ago
Ron Siegel
Great showing for this wine. This had a perfumed nose of dark cherry, berry, cassis with olives, mineral, lavender, under brush, spice box & violets, — 20 days ago