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R. López de Heredia

Viña Tondonia Gran Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 1970

(Had to do via search as somehow the bottle vanished from the table)
For me exactly what I expect from an aged LdH . The orange and garnet bricking with great aromas of earth leather and hints of dirty socks. The palate also showed as expected. The first thing that is noticeable in the mouth is a strong acid backbone. A soft but intense rush of flavors including cinnamon, orange peel and herbs. Lingering finish.
— 8 years ago

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Alta Alella

Dolç Mataró

Vi de postre equilibrat i suau. Rest Via Veneto — 10 years ago

Casa Defra

Alta Via Delle Venezie Pinot Grigio Rosé

Enjoyed at Gaia Bistrot, Mazatlán. Easy sipping on a sunny day. — 2 years ago

Edetària

Via Terra Garnatxa Blanca 2017

Delectable Wine
9.0

Pale gold. Aromas of dried lemon, beeswax and jasmine, with a hint of fennel emerging with air. Chewy and dry in the mouth, showing very good depth and heft to its nicely concentrated citrus/orchard fruit flavors. Lingers with very good persistence, leaving notes of tangerine, pear skin and dusty minerals behind. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, April 2019) — 5 years ago

Cantina Majolini

Franciacorta Brut Sparkling Blend

Via Alta - Not harsh, not acidy, not too sweet, just wonderfully smooth — 10 years ago

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Edetària

Via Edetana Grenache Blend 2005

Palmer Emmitt
9.0

I still have quite a few wines like this from my early days of wine collecting - stuff that was highly rated or recommended in the $15-30 price range (this was $18 from Wine Library in 2009). Wines that could provide a great quality for the price, but that no one, including me, ever expected would spend a dozen years in my cellar. Many people would assume wines like this one to be hopelessly past prime, but over and over again I’m surprised how well so many of them - from both the old and new world - hold up. At first this wine seemed to be over the hill, with some brownish tinge to the color, balsamic aroma and leathery mouthfeel, but the longer it’s in my glass the more I’m enjoying it. The sweet and intense red cherry fruit is sightly raisiny in character yet still somehow bright, the tannins are integrated but still firm, and the acid is balanced and mouth watering. Pretty classic Grenache-Carignane that would hold its own against Priorats costing several multiples of its price. Sometimes wine makes you smile (most times). — 4 years ago

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R. López de Heredia

Viña Bosconia Gran Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend

Uploaded via search. Showing a bit more Brett than the 81 tondonia tonight and seems less long lived, but super elegant with well integrated american oak. Love these wines — 6 years ago

Quaderna Via

Navarra Tempranillo Merlot

Sumamente suave. En vista: bastante claro.
Un poco alta la temperatura.
— 10 years ago