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89
Scores are assigned on a 100-point scale and reflect a wine's overall quality, but don't consider price.
80 to 84 good
85 to 89 very good
90 to 94 excellent
95 to 100 outstanding
Traditional, long barrel-aged rioja with complex, almost perfumed bouquet of leather, milk chocolate, dried fig and cherry. Mid-weight; silky texture with soft tannin. Excellent length. Now to 2010. LCBO 621003
- Price:
- $19.15
- Type:
- Red
- Varietal:
- Rioja
- Vintage:
- 2001
- Region:
- Rioja, Spain
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