Bodegas Valduero Ribera del Duero 12 Anos Gran Reserva

You’d never know this was 23 years old. In a great place, and drank beautifully. Pristine cork.

2001 vintage

Now I know that the prior bottle was indeed corked. This one, my last, was wonderful.

2001 vintage

disappointing - past its prime (partially corked?) and overly acidic.

2001 vintage

This wine is at a nice place. Stylistically on the modern side, and very well made. A good balance of fruit and tannins, with hints of oak (but nothing over the top) - very well integrated. Blackberry jam, cassis, ripe pear, hints of coffee and vanilla. A really solid effort.

2001 vintage

It's been nine years since I last tasted the 2001 Valduero, which I opened by accident. Today's bottle is intentional- Mothers Day Sunday roast. It is deep garnet colored with definite signs of aging. The nose smells divine- leather, earth, blackberry jam, cassis, mint, coffee bean, vanilla, baked blueberry and a medicinal note. The palate is dry with medium (+) acidity and melded tannins which caress my gums. This 100% Tempranillo is full bodied and I get flavors of stewed/cooked …

2001 vintage

On open, blueberries and a bit of earthy funk that gave way quickly to oak and dill, with a touch strawberry sour cherry. The oak and dill were very overpowering, so into the decanter it went. At 45 min, blueberries and spice would show after swirling, then disappear behind the strawberry-sour cherry- dill concoction, still complimentary earthy notes. Elegant and restrained, but something is off kilter. At 60 min this turned into a sour, acidic bitter mess, so much so, …

2001 vintage

Still has time but has never really evolved past a simple but enjoyable GR Ribera del Duero over the 5 years and 3 bottles we've enjoyed.

2001 vintage

Still good at 19.

2001 vintage

Oh wow. At 18 years this bottle is in a very good place. No signs of age in the color and no bricking. Dark purple. Fruit on the nose and with a nice buttered popcorn smell. Mildly tannic with some grippy-ness. On the tongue its "grapey" in a way similar to nero d'avola, and again buttered popcorn. Finish is long and pleasant, not sweet, not bitter. Slightly fruity. Somewhat remarkable at 18 years. We might hope that all tempranillo, as …

2001 vintage

This wine had been in hypersleep, but it is now begining to wake up. Make sure you give it plenty of air....at least 3 hr decant and it will reward you.

2001 vintage

My last bottle unfortunately. It was excellent and evolved over many hours. Medium body and elegant. BTW, the color was magnificent and hard to believe for a wine this age. Must have a long way to go!!

2001 vintage

Concentrated and complex, but I was hoping for more elegance and personality. Possibly too young, but it did get a couple of hours in the decanter.

2001 vintage

Okay so I took this out of the cellar and opened it and let the bottle breath for about an hr and a half. Then i decanted it and let it open up in the decanter for about 45 minutes and it totally changed its character. Tons of oak on the nose. I thought I was going to inhale a splinter. A nice very complex wine with oak but then tobacco, red velvet cake, and some touch a spice I …

2001 vintage

Extremely concentrated and lean at the same time.

2001 vintage

I would have consumed this a few years ago. It got better towards the end but it would stop mid palate for me. So some fruit up front and then just gone. I had hints of dill, maybe parsley on the the end of it as well. You can smell and taste the oak as well. Good not great. I would drink this now.

2001 vintage

Really enjoyed this. Jammy, exciing, solid finish, beautifully aged

2001 vintage

Interesting nose dominated by Asian spice. The palate shows blackcurrant and leather, but the fruit is in the background, with a prominent acidity dominating.

2001 vintage

Blind tasting, red wine flight 4 wine #7. Dark ruby with crimson hue, showing aromas of roasted espresso, jammy sweet fruits, toasty oak, vanilla, coconut, ripe fruits, violet and hints of menthol. Still young and structured on palate, oak is prominent with vanilla and coconut flavours, nice sweetness from the fruits, supple dark cherry and plum. Good finishing. This is very new world style to me. 2001 is indeed a top vintage for Rioja with richness and purity of the …

2001 vintage

High quality. Dry. Fruit is mostly absent at this point.

2001 vintage

Tout en finesse et en élégance malgré encore un peu de vanille. Prêt à boire

2001 vintage

good wine, but seems to have crested. May not have matched with food - wood oven baked za -, but it none the less seems to have aged quickly this past two years. Fruit and tannin ok, but acid is quickly disappearing. Paired with different food, this may be an excellent delicate wine.

2001 vintage

excellent vino, well balanced, dark fruit revealed that didn't show last year.

2001 vintage

Amazing, but still needs a few more years in the bottle.

2001 vintage

Bouche légèrement plus végétale que les vins de sa catégorie. Une bonne dose de vanille au nez mais en bouche le bois est bien intégré. Ce vin n'est pas surfait. Surpris par une certaine finesse.

2001 vintage

Wonderful. This has evolved in a very sustained way. Can't wait to drink my final 2 bottles.

2001 vintage

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