Ryan Mullins
Started out seeming fade but gained fruit and become more tightly woven with 45mins. A remarkable bottle of wine
Started out seeming fade but gained fruit and become more tightly woven with 45mins. A remarkable bottle of wine
9.7Rachel Merriam
Wine Director Casa Mono
Oh you pretty thing. This puppy went head to head with the 1981 Tondonia and this one blew her out of the water. Tobacco and acidity that hit you straight in the jaw.
Oh you pretty thing. This puppy went head to head with the 1981 Tondonia and this one blew her out of the water. Tobacco and acidity that hit you straight in the jaw.
9.1Steve Pollack
Black tea on the nose, palate of dried red cherries. Light and elegant. Fully mature, a little hot on finish. Gran Reserva
Black tea on the nose, palate of dried red cherries. Light and elegant. Fully mature, a little hot on finish. Gran Reserva
9.5Ryan Foss
WOTN unanimous Absurdly amazing aromas of tobacco, crushed red fruit, tea, leather, etc. ethereal, so special and a steal at $65.
WOTN unanimous Absurdly amazing aromas of tobacco, crushed red fruit, tea, leather, etc. ethereal, so special and a steal at $65.
9.7Gil Bauer
Gran Riserva
Gran Riserva
9.4Mike Saviage
Great old Rioja in a good drinking window right now.
Great old Rioja in a good drinking window right now.
9.3Michael Hildbold
Mature Rioja, same age as me.
Mature Rioja, same age as me.
9.9Steve Anderson
My original planned contribution for the Spanish blind flight. Popped mid afternoon. Decent fill, but crumbly cork and wine soaked to the top. Nose was good, but extremely austere on the palate. A bit bitter. Checked in on it a couple of times over the afternoon and evening. Got slightly better, but never fleshed out. Nothing like the previous gorgeous bottle a year or so ago.
My original planned contribution for the Spanish blind flight. Popped mid afternoon. Decent fill, but crumbly cork and wine soaked to the top. Nose was good, but extremely austere on the palate. A bit bitter. Checked in on it a couple of times over the afternoon and evening. Got slightly better, but never fleshed out. Nothing like the previous gorgeous bottle a year or so ago.
8.6Michael Meyer
Slightly flawed
Slightly flawed
8.9Conrad Green
A lovely aged pretty rose nose. Soft and precise but suffers a little in proximity to the others. Lovely, but not amazing
A lovely aged pretty rose nose. Soft and precise but suffers a little in proximity to the others. Lovely, but not amazing
9.1WARNING: DRINKING DISTILLED SPIRITS, BEER, COOLERS, WINE AND OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY INCREASE CANCER RISK, AND, DURING PREGNANCY, CAN CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS.