http://www.fermentedthoughts.com/2009/08/marques-de-riscal-gran-reserva-rioja-1956/ Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:04:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.fermentedthoughts.com/2009/08/marques-de-riscal-gran-reserva-rioja-1956/comment-page-1/#comment-202 Nicholas Solga Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:12:28 +0000 http://www.fermentedthoughts.com/?p=697#comment-202 Thanks to www.blameitonrioja.com for the <a href="http://www.blameitonrioja.com/2009/08/21/rioja-required-reading-august-10-15-2009-part-two/" rel="nofollow">repost</a> Thanks to http://www.blameitonrioja.com for the repost

]]> http://www.fermentedthoughts.com/2009/08/marques-de-riscal-gran-reserva-rioja-1956/comment-page-1/#comment-201 Blame it on Rioja » Blog Archive » Rioja Required Reading: August 10-15, 2009 (Part Two) Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:45:24 +0000 http://www.fermentedthoughts.com/?p=697#comment-201 [...] Fermented Thoughts - Tasting a Marqués de Riscal Rioja Gran Reserva 1956 Not a wine I’ve tasted, so I paid close attention to this blogger’s passionate notes: On the palate … BANG … this juice still rocks! I don’t know about younger Gran Riservas but, I stumbled upon electricity here. Very much alive, holding tight hands with some serious acidity, carrying it along its 53 year journey to refresh and caress my palate. The once powerful tannins have all but vanished in favor of a light, toasted profile. Over time, she has unwound – now offering flavors of dried herbs folded with tart, smokey cranberry. [...] [...] Fermented Thoughts – Tasting a Marqués de Riscal Rioja Gran Reserva 1956 Not a wine I’ve tasted, so I paid close attention to this blogger’s passionate notes: On the palate … BANG … this juice still rocks! I don’t know about younger Gran Riservas but, I stumbled upon electricity here. Very much alive, holding tight hands with some serious acidity, carrying it along its 53 year journey to refresh and caress my palate. The once powerful tannins have all but vanished in favor of a light, toasted profile. Over time, she has unwound – now offering flavors of dried herbs folded with tart, smokey cranberry. [...]

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