Nose: Floral, shrubs, ripe smashed berries Taste: chalky tannins, good acidity, light - probably low abv, preserved orange peel, iodine, some earthy or even slightly rubbery bitterness, you could convince me it's walnut. This is at a good spot right now for my tastes. It's my one and only bottle, and while I have no regrets drinking this now, I wish I had another to hang onto and revisit 10-15 years from now...for giggles.
Overall, this is a very good wine if you like aged wines, and the value is very good for the 30 bones I paid. It's not complex, but also not dirt simple. If this is still $30 now, it's an excellent everyday Rioja Gran Reserva.
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🐽 blackberry, black cherry, raspberry 👅 Plum, black cherry, a little oak spices, acidic, dusty tannins. Still very fresh, vibrant, fruity. I'm guessing some whole cluster ferment due to a nice bit of green notes. Not your $20 Malbec.
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2018 Château de Grézels Cahors Prestige
5/13/2024 - YackAttack213 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Still very good and great qpr. Smoothed out a bit in the last couple of years.
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2011 Bodegas Beronia Rioja Gran Reserva
5/10/2024 - YackAttack213 Likes this wine: 88 Points
Nose: Floral, shrubs, ripe smashed berries
Taste: chalky tannins, good acidity, light - probably low abv, preserved orange peel, iodine, some earthy or even slightly rubbery bitterness, you could convince me it's walnut. This is at a good spot right now for my tastes. It's my one and only bottle, and while I have no regrets drinking this now, I wish I had another to hang onto and revisit 10-15 years from now...for giggles.
Overall, this is a very good wine if you like aged wines, and the value is very good for the 30 bones I paid. It's not complex, but also not dirt simple. If this is still $30 now, it's an excellent everyday Rioja Gran Reserva.
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2016 Doña Paula Malbec Selección de Bodega
5/4/2024 - YackAttack213 Likes this wine: 90 Points
🐽 blackberry, black cherry, raspberry
👅 Plum, black cherry, a little oak spices, acidic, dusty tannins. Still very fresh, vibrant, fruity. I'm guessing some whole cluster ferment due to a nice bit of green notes. Not your $20 Malbec.
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