Jay Kline

9.2

Presented to me double blind at Tasting Group. The wine pours a deep ruby/purple color with an opaque core and some rim variation; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and some signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of ripe and some dried red and black fruits: Luxardo cherry, plum, cocoa, purple, dried flowers, vanilla, and fine warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+ and alcohol seems elevated. Initial conclusions: this could be a super Tuscan with a good amount of Merlot; a Merlot-based blend from Saint Emilion or a Tempranillo from Italy, France or Spain. I didn’t think this gave me enough Italian vibes to make me comfortable with Italy conclusion and I thought this had too much pretty French oak on it to be likely from Spain so I went with my gut and called this a Merlot based blend from France, Bordeaux, Saint Emilion, 2006. Ahhhhh…dang it, Remelluri likes to use French Oak barrique and it threw me off. Gotta remember there are some more modern producers making wine like that. Good stuff though! Drink now through 2040. — 18 days ago

Greg Martinez

9.4

Warm spices and red fruit. Great nose — 6 years ago

Susi Steiner

9.0

Sa, 2.032019: mit Ruth+Jürg, Roman — 7 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

9.0

Both red and black fruit, sweet tobacco, and baking spices. M acid and body. M+ tannin. — 9 years ago

Kamini Saxena

9.2

Amontillado seco, Escuadrilla/Lustau. Die Geschichte der Bodegas Lustau: 1896 als Don José Ruiz-Berdejo damit begann Weine auf seinem Gut „Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza“ anzubauen und diese später an die großen Handelshäuser der Region weiterzuverkaufen. Im Jahr 1940 verlegte Don Emilio Lustau Ortega, der Schwiegersohn von Don José Ruiz-Berdejo, die Bodega nach Jerez. In den Siebziger Jahren wurden dann die Anlagen auf Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza erneuert und vergrößert. In den 1980er Jahren entwickelte die Firma immer bessere Qualitäten. So entstand das Solera Reserva System mit Fässern aus den Anfangsjahren der Firma. Seit 1990 gehört das Unternehmen zur spanischen Luis Caballero Gruppe, einem der größten Spirituosenhersteller Spaniens. Marktführer für Amontillado. Lustau exportiert mittlerweile in über 40 Länder weltweit. Vier Fünftel der gesamten Produktion werden außerhalb Spaniens verkauft. Lustau Solera Reserva Escuadrilla ist ein Rare Amontillado Sherry aus Jerez. Die feuchte Meeresluft des Atlantiks beeinflusst den Sherry und verleiht ihm sein Aroma. 100% Palomino fino, tiefe goldene Farbe, Nuss Nougat, Haselnüsse, süße Schokolade, Pflaumen, Karamell, Kandis, RZ 5g, Körper, harmonisch, Länge, trocken — 11 years ago

Turd Ferguson

9.3

Higher elevation fruit from Alta Rioja. 57% Tempranillo 38% Garnacha. Cool, herbaceous, restrained, dark fruit, chalky tannins. I like this a lot. Remilluri always kind of Burgundian in style. This should be smoking good in 3-4 years. — 2 months ago

Fabio Franchella

9.2

Rare wine. Production less then 3000 bottles 9 different grapes. Perfume of south fruits, yellow flowers, bit minerality, eukalyptus…various fruits in general. Bit buttery, midle to low acidity. Really good, my expectations were higher. — 8 months ago

Reinhard Wall

9.0

Excellent Price Value — 6 years ago

Stanley Barrios

10

2016 The Third Twin - Nuestra Señora Del Tercer Gemelo Mourvedre. Not the Graciano. A beast of a wine. Tons of complexity with an exaggerated amount of life yet remains silky and seamless. Layer upon layer of flavors and aromas evolving with more air. Exciting to see where this will go in the next 7-15 years. Love this. Will definitely get better with time but hard to understand how. — 6 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.0

A touch more approachable in mouth feel and finish. I could drink that on its own. — 9 years ago

Steven W Alexander

9.2

1982 just slipping past the prime, still soft raspberry fruit, lots of cinnamon spice, fresh acidity holding it all together. Lots of moxie, a classic — 11 years ago

ET

9.1

Incredible with duck — 3 months ago

Jose Bravo Castelló

10

Espectacular elección en el Restaurante Miga en Cáceres — 5 months ago

Juliana Leite

10

A wine for wonderful nights. Celebrations or cozy nights.. — 8 months ago

Scott Melvin

9.0

Heady mixture of white granache, sauvignon blanc and viognier. Tropical fruit with a good mineral core. — 6 years ago

Cassondra Bird Combs

9.5

White rioja that's so amazing — 7 years ago

Peter Mansell

9.0

Fairly traditional. At peak — 10 years ago

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