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| FAUSTINO I GRAN RESERVA 2004 DOCa Rioja |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
FAUSTINO MARTINEZ |
| Deep intense purple colour. Attractive, slightly spicy, warm baked plum nose with some sandalwood-cedar notes. Dry, medium bodied, quite well structured, harmonious, fairly cedary, warm ripe plum flavours with a lifted, lingering, sandalwood-cedar finish. This blend of 86% Tempranillo, 9% Graciano and 5% Mazuelo (Cariņena) was aged for 26 months in oak barrels. It has 13.5% alcohol and according to the LCBO now 3 g/L residual sugar. TONY ASPLER / 90-points / BEST BUY - Cedary-sandalwood nose of strawberries with a note of graphite; medium-bodied, dry, elegant and well-balanced cherry and strawberry flavours carried on fresh acidity to a firm finish. A REPEAT of the recommended 2004 (***) which was last released on December 10, 2016 at $34.95. |
CSPC |
976662 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Sel Win |
| Country |
Spain |
| Region |
Rioja |
| Rating |
***(90 points)
Elegant, Cedary, Tangy |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments! |
| TASTING NOTE: One of the most recognizable bottles of Rioja is the 2004 Faustino I Gran Reserva, mostly Tempranillo with 9% Graciano and 5% Mazuelo (Cariņena), aged for 26 months in oak barrels. The nose is as classical as it gets, with tertiary aromas of bonfire, paprika, cured meat, leather and spices, highly recognizable as Rioja, clean and balanced, a big improvement over the 2001 I tasted last time. The palate is medium-bodied and polished with a fine texture, good acidity and persistence. This is subtle, with well-integrated oak. It is a textbook Rioja Gran Reserva. Half a million bottles of this wine are produced, and I'm sure there is more than one lot, but it's remarkable that they can make that quantity of a Gran Reserva. Drink: 2015-2020. Score - 90 (Luis Gutierrez, robertparker.com, April 29, 2015) |
Price |
$ 34.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - October 14, 2017 |
| Cases bought |
629 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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