Steven Gullo
Ready to go. Elegant, soft structure and extremely aromatic. Notes of dill, vanilla, dried plums, and tobacco. Color shows age development and nose has some tertiary qualities but will cellar well for next 10+ years
Ready to go. Elegant, soft structure and extremely aromatic. Notes of dill, vanilla, dried plums, and tobacco. Color shows age development and nose has some tertiary qualities but will cellar well for next 10+ years
9.3Tim Herrmann
Decanted for an hour, this was intensely aromatic with a complex melange of flavors--vanilla, figs, cherries, green olives, tobacco leaf, cinnamon, and chalky dust--while staying light on its feet with refreshing acidity, resolved, silky tannins, and medium body. Even at this price, I'd call this a value.
Decanted for an hour, this was intensely aromatic with a complex melange of flavors--vanilla, figs, cherries, green olives, tobacco leaf, cinnamon, and chalky dust--while staying light on its feet with refreshing acidity, resolved, silky tannins, and medium body. Even at this price, I'd call this a value.
9.7Alex Alan
Wine Director Hotel Delmano
2004. Drink now if you're impatient. It's delicious. But drink in 10 years if you're a better man than I.
2004. Drink now if you're impatient. It's delicious. But drink in 10 years if you're a better man than I.
9.5David T
Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator
Wow! Velvet, dark currants, mocha, caramel, dark chocolate, saddle-wood, underbrush, gravel, stones & elegance that only happens with this much time forward. Round acidity and beautiful balance and finish. Stupidly good with our Tri-tip!!! Photos of; my visits to Bodega La Rioja, their well backlit tasting bar, outside patio and large oak barrels that were assembled inside the Bodega more than 100 years ago...they’re that big and have required many repairs over the years.
Wow! Velvet, dark currants, mocha, caramel, dark chocolate, saddle-wood, underbrush, gravel, stones & elegance that only happens with this much time forward. Round acidity and beautiful balance and finish. Stupidly good with our Tri-tip!!! Photos of; my visits to Bodega La Rioja, their well backlit tasting bar, outside patio and large oak barrels that were assembled inside the Bodega more than 100 years ago...they’re that big and have required many repairs over the years.
9.4Mick Eddy
Let it breathe, excellent.
Let it breathe, excellent.
9.3Karen Rasmussen
Simply gorgeous. Drank at Arzak Restaurant in San Sebastián.
Simply gorgeous. Drank at Arzak Restaurant in San Sebastián.
9.2Neil Schlecht
Who loves old school Rioja? I do, I do! 2004, a baby.
Who loves old school Rioja? I do, I do! 2004, a baby.
9.2Rafael Landestoy
Red wine of the night for sure. Beautiful, classic Rioja made in the traditional style. This could last another 20 years and be just as gorgeous.
Red wine of the night for sure. Beautiful, classic Rioja made in the traditional style. This could last another 20 years and be just as gorgeous.
9.5Charlie Evans
Out of a magnum. Good but not as good as the 2005 the night before.
Out of a magnum. Good but not as good as the 2005 the night before.
9.3Saman Hosseini
Writer Maison Abattoir
Nicely evolved, with abundant aromas of hung game, tobacco, lapsang souchong, and truffle. Ripe and mature red fruit. Silky, mostly resolved tannins.
Nicely evolved, with abundant aromas of hung game, tobacco, lapsang souchong, and truffle. Ripe and mature red fruit. Silky, mostly resolved tannins.
9.1Location
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