2004 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904

Community Tasting Notes (482) Avg Score: 92.0 points

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  5/4/2024 - El_Dougo Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Decanted 1+ hours and still very closed. The notes below are from slow oxidizing in glass over night, which resulted in a lovely, supple wine. Based on my results I would recommend decanting 3-4 hours. This wine is more closed and restrained than the 2005.
  Blackberry, oak, plum, you can smell the age (una good way): earth, saddle leather, wilted flowers
  Palate is black currant, blackberry. Dry, med+ to high acidity, medium dusty tannins integrating nicely, full body, med+ to long finish.

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  5/1/2024 - SoleModel23 Likes this wine: 100 Points

  The wine that got me into wine.... I have opened up at least a case of this bottle after the infamous "ah-ha" moment when a friend opened one up for me, and I have never had another bottle replicate that experience........... Until this bottle! Wow, It truly left me speechless. In a really tough predicament not knowing whether to inhale it or save it all and wear it as cologne?! Oh my goodness, it was love at first glass allllll over again! The pencil shavings, the vanilla, the clove, the CANDY CANE?!?! So bright and distinctively Rioja, with a minute long finish! Rioja does NOT get better than this bottle, and I guarantee that, equating to its perfect 100 point score. Bravo
  
  Unfortunately, I have noticed quite a bit of bottle variation with this vintage and producer, so I don't know when the next bottle I have of this will do this again....... but I guess it's a good thing I have 54 bottles left in the cellar to continue digging through ;))))
  
  Drinking as beautiful as one could EVER want right now, but definitely will continue to age and evolve for the next 15 years, EASILY!! And I say that with all the confidence in the world. This wine, all the bottles I have drank, have no end in sight. 2040+

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  4/28/2024 - Mleh Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Needed two hours of air in the bottle for the oak to integrate. Nose of plums, cherrries and oak. Palette of plums, cherries, oak and some savory notes. Really nice Rioja.

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  4/26/2024 - Slaz wrote: flawed

  My last bottle and admittedly compromised---stewed fruit and little acidity. Argh.

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  4/26/2024 - ProfByron Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Silky, elegant, has turned into a charming wine.

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