WINE REVIEWS & RATINGS

1968 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera

del Duero $$$$$+

Color: Medium red

Nose: Rose petals, minerals, cassis

Taste: Wow! Rose petals, earth, cherry

Finish: Long and Intense for such an old wine. Super concentrated with flavor

Evaluation: Top wine of all time! 98 points

1995 Pesquero Tinto Crianza $$$

Color: Medium red

Nose: Oak, vanilla, cherry and spices

Taste: Big mouthful of black fruits, oak and vanilla

Finish: Nice toasted oak and dark fruits on a medium finish

Evaluation: Beautiful wine 92 points

2000 Bodegas Emilio Moro Ribera del Duero Malleolus - Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero (2/15/2010)
Medium red and a little bricking. Leather, violets, wood, and On the palate the wine shows intense spices, cherry, wood, vanilla, and violets. Soft tannins and balanced. This is drinking well right now and I don't see a reason to age too much longer. (91 pts.)

2001

2001 Bodegas San Alejandro Garnacha Calatayud Las Rocas Viñas Viejas $$

Color: Red

Nose: Spices, damp earth, and floral

Taste: Really past its peak with earth and cigar

Finish: Medium

Evaluation: Bought on sale for $8 in 2010 so can't expect much 84 points

2001 Finca Allende Rioja

Color: Medium red

Nose: Cherry, earth and spice

Taste: Nice cherry, smoke and spices

Finish: A very dense wine with a thick finish

Evaluation: A solid effort from Spain which retails at about $27. 90 points

2001 Bodegas LAN Culmen Reserva Rioja $$$$$

Color: Dark purple

Nose: Spice, floral, menthol, earth

Taste: Spice, floral, oak, tobacco, earth

Finish: Medium and intense

Evaluation: Not worth the $55 (half of retail) 90 points

2001 Bodegas Muga Rioja Gran Reserva - Spain, La Rioja, Rioja (2/12/2010)
Red. Nose shows earth, tobacco, cherry and raspberry. Palate has mellowed out then a few years ago. Shows nice fruit, subtle tannins, and earth. Finishes smooth and has medium length. Drink up sooner then later. (90 pts.)

2001 Pesquera Tinto Riberia Del Duero $$$

Color: Medium purple

Nose: Chocolate, rapsberries, pepper and licorice

Taste: Big wine with a balance of fruit and earth character

Finish: Long and concentrated wine. Medium tannins

Evaluation: Cellar past 2011 92 points

2002

2002 Bodegas San Valero Manyana Crianza Tempranillo/Carinena $

Color: Medium purple

Nose: Spice, little musty

Taste: Spice, oak, leather

Finish: Uneven

Evaluation: Simple wine but not bad for the price. 83 points

2003

2003 Bodegas San Alejandro Garnacha Calatayud Las Rocas Viñas Viejas $$

Color: Red

Nose: Spices, violets, mineral

Taste: Some cranberry, minerals, floral and spices

Finish: Medium and still youthful

Evaluation: Sampled in 2010 and it is drinking well for under $10 a bottle 88 points

2003 Alto Moncayo Campo De Borja $$$$

Color: Dark purple

Nose: Scorched earth, oak, raspberries, spices

Taste: Heat evident but died down over a few days with rapsberries, oak, earth, vanilla, spices

Finish: Medium and powerful. This is a wine to cellar.

Evaluation: Not as good as the 04 tried side by side but solid. 90 points

2003 Bodegas Emilio Moro Malleolus $$$$

Color: Medium red

Nose: Oak, vanilla, smoke and rapsberry

Taste: Nice toasted oak, vanilla, spices, floral and fruit

Finish: Medium and concentrated wine

Evaluation: Drinking well in 2008 and should age for another half decade 91 points

2003 Bodegas Emilio Moro Ribera del Duero Malleolus - Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero (2/12/2010)
Medium red. Nice nose of black cherry, smoke, vanilla, and spices. The palate has mellowed a bit since two years ago. Cherry, raspberries, spices, and oak. Medium finish and tannins are still at a medium level. Paired this with lamb and it was perfect. (92 pts.)

2003 Bodegas Ostatu Crianza Rioja $$

Color: Dark purple

Nose: Plum

Taste: Cranberry, pepper, spice

Finish: Buttery finish with pepper and spice

Evaluation: A full flavored wine. 87 points

2003 Bodegas Riscal Reserva Rioja $$

Color: Medium purple

Nose: Mushroom, earth, mineral

Taste: Very earthy wine featuring mushroom, earth, with a good acidity

Finish: Medium

Evaulation: Solid Rioja 87 points

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