Source: PJs
Consumption Date: 7/21/2012
Notes: Mild aroma of dark
fruit and flowers. Light bodied with
delicate flavors of dried flowers (roses/violets?) and dark fruit with hints of
earth, spice, tar and a fine iron minerality.
Moderate finish of fruit, earth, and minerals. Mild to moderate tannin.
This wine is a testament to
the ageability of fine Rioja. The wine
has a pleasing light, ethereal quality, yet with plenty of complexity. It retains some of the fruit, spiciness, and
dryness characteristic of Rioja, with many additional complex aged bottle flavors (some for
which I do not have adequate descriptors).
While in general I prefer wines that have more primary fruit, it is certainly
pleasant to drink something with significant bottle age as an occasional
diversion.
Value: Good to very good
value
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