Berberana Gran Reserva – 2003 – 9.1 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Varietals:

• Tempranillo – 80%
• Garnacha – 20%

Spiced blackberry, ripe black cherry, simmering spices and smoke; aromas of roasting chestnuts, cedar wood pile, and herb garden at mid-summer.

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Montecillo Gran Reserva – 2003 – 9.2 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Varietals:

Tempranillo – 100%

Refined and elegant; strawberry, bacon, Eucalyptus, and anise.

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Marqués de Cáceres Gran Reserva – 2005 – 9.1 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Varietals:

• Tempranillo – 85%
• Garnacha Tinta & Graciano – 15%

Well constructed wine—definitive; silken tannins, roasted blackberry-boysenberry, Malabar pepper, Maitake mushroom and saffron.

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Monte Real Gran Reserva – 1998 – 9.2 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Varietals:

• 80% Tempranillo
• 15% Mazuelo
• 5% Graciano

Cassis-Acai confit, delicate notes of Cardamom and nutmeg, truffle and scent of espresso, underbrush and freshly roasted pine nuts.

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Viña Albina Gran Reserva – 1998 – 9.1 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Varietals:

• Tempranillo – 80%
• Mazuelo – 15%
• Graciano – 5%

Blackberry, spiced red pear, mint and Brazil nut. Scent of espresso, suede and Marjoram.

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Rioja Bordon Gran Reserva – 2001 – 9.3 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Varietals:

• Tempranillo
• Garnacha
• Mazuelo
• Graciano

Exsquite notes of blueberry confit, delicate notes of saffron, lavender, and Maitake mushroom.

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Rioja Bordón Gran Reserva – 2001 – 9.3 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Varietals:

• Tempranillo
• Garnacha
• Mazuelo
• Graciano

Muscular and defined; smoked Montmorency cherry, wild bramble berries Confit, Maitake mushroom; scent of freshly ground sweet spices and cedar.

¡Salud!

***

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