La Rioja Alta
Gran Reserva 904 Rioja Tempranillo Graciano
Young but polished and elegant. Red and black berries, tobacco leaf, soil and mushroom, American oak on the finish. This should integrate and deepen with age
Young but polished and elegant. Red and black berries, tobacco leaf, soil and mushroom, American oak on the finish. This should integrate and deepen with age
Jul 2nd, 2024Good plummy fruit. A slightly weird acetone thing on the nose. Contained
Good plummy fruit. A slightly weird acetone thing on the nose. Contained
Mar 1st, 2024Dark plum with a hint of sweet butterscotch at the edges. Lovely purity
Dark plum with a hint of sweet butterscotch at the edges. Lovely purity
Mar 1st, 2024Quite dense and intense. A touch of sweet on the edge of inky fruit. Very good
Quite dense and intense. A touch of sweet on the edge of inky fruit. Very good
Mar 1st, 2024Dark and sweet and delicious. Gnarly deep fruit but a lifted clarity and deliciousness. Really good
Dark and sweet and delicious. Gnarly deep fruit but a lifted clarity and deliciousness. Really good
Mar 1st, 2024Gorgeous and soft and pretty. Orange rind, pluming, a sweetness. Pale in color and pure and light. Delicious
Gorgeous and soft and pretty. Orange rind, pluming, a sweetness. Pale in color and pure and light. Delicious
Mar 1st, 2024Vintage 2007 | Masterpiece. Mesmerizing smell, complex: a flower garden, scottish pipe tobacco, cinnamon, rinse applesyrup. Refinement and elegance. π
Vintage 2007 | Masterpiece. Mesmerizing smell, complex: a flower garden, scottish pipe tobacco, cinnamon, rinse applesyrup. Refinement and elegance. π
Oct 17th, 2023Ruby in color with a wide brick/ reddish rim.
Dry on the palate with medium acidity.
Showing cherries, currants, plums, oak, tobacco, licorice, earth, light vanilla, dark chocolates, spices, coffee, peppercorn and eucalyptus.
Tangy finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This recently released, iconic wine from Rioja, is already drinking very nicely, although still young.
Showing an elegant mouthfeel with nice complexity. Nicely balanced and tasty. A good quality wine.
Will continue to age nicely in the next 20 years.
Wine Advocate 95 points.
A great sipping wine, and good with food too.
A blend of 90% Tempranillo and 10% Graciano. Aged in American oak barrels for 4 years.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$75..
Ruby in color with a wide brick/ reddish rim.
Dry on the palate with medium acidity.
Showing cherries, currants, plums, oak, tobacco, licorice, earth, light vanilla, dark chocolates, spices, coffee, peppercorn and eucalyptus.
Tangy finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This recently released, iconic wine from Rioja, is already drinking very nicely, although still young.
Showing an elegant mouthfeel with nice complexity. Nicely balanced and tasty. A good quality wine.
Will continue to age nicely in the next 20 years.
Wine Advocate 95 points.
A great sipping wine, and good with food too.
A blend of 90% Tempranillo and 10% Graciano. Aged in American oak barrels for 4 years.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$75..
Columbia county 2.0: end of a meal, nightcap of sorts. So so perfumed with dill & vanilla & tree sap, as if Willy Wonka decided to get into winemaking. Really just lived for a while breathing this in. On palate itβs remarkably agile & light, even though the body of red fruits is firmly medium boned. No signs of decay or slowing down- even the cork was perfect-easily can go on another several decades ( it feels). God what a treat.
Columbia county 2.0: end of a meal, nightcap of sorts. So so perfumed with dill & vanilla & tree sap, as if Willy Wonka decided to get into winemaking. Really just lived for a while breathing this in. On palate itβs remarkably agile & light, even though the body of red fruits is firmly medium boned. No signs of decay or slowing down- even the cork was perfect-easily can go on another several decades ( it feels). God what a treat.
Jan 28th, 2023