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First Friday of the season calls for an older Rioja. Imagine a secret library - old leather book covers, twinkly dust moats floating in a sunny patch, the slightest hint of strawberry jam from breakfast lingering on the palate. Or something like that.
First Friday of the season calls for an older Rioja. Imagine a secret library - old leather book covers, twinkly dust moats floating in a sunny patch, the slightest hint of strawberry jam from breakfast lingering on the palate. Or something like that.
Another beauty from @lariojaaltasa that I nabbed from @gabbymeetswine @vilaviniteca for €150 and it’s singing 😍 check Instagram for pics of cork & wine ⏩ This is at peak drinking 🕺
📍 La Rioja Alta 904 Gran Reserva 1985
🏵 96 points
🍇 85% Tempranillo w/ Mazuelo & Graciano
🍷 Slight garnet clear ruby w/ brick edge
👃 Smokey charred oak in a damp cellar through mashed earthy cherry & old leather w/ balsamic, cocoa, herbs & vanilla expressed perfectly in a Zalto Burgundy glass
👄 Med body of super silky fine creamed cherry bathed in cocoa w/ red berry tones & light balsamic
🎯 A very long balsamic cherry cocoa linger that just goes on and on 😍 w/ a touch of dry oak as it dissipates into mocha
Another beauty from @lariojaaltasa that I nabbed from @gabbymeetswine @vilaviniteca for €150 and it’s singing 😍 check Instagram for pics of cork & wine ⏩ This is at peak drinking 🕺
📍 La Rioja Alta 904 Gran Reserva 1985
🏵 96 points
🍇 85% Tempranillo w/ Mazuelo & Graciano
🍷 Slight garnet clear ruby w/ brick edge
👃 Smokey charred oak in a damp cellar through mashed earthy cherry & old leather w/ balsamic, cocoa, herbs & vanilla expressed perfectly in a Zalto Burgundy glass
👄 Med body of super silky fine creamed cherry bathed in cocoa w/ red berry tones & light balsamic
🎯 A very long balsamic cherry cocoa linger that just goes on and on 😍 w/ a touch of dry oak as it dissipates into mocha
La Rioja, Spain
