1994 Teófilo Reyes Tinto Cosecha Ribera del Duero Spain. 13% alcohol. Carlo Russo, Fort Lee; $25.
I found an over looked bottle of this wine in the cellar last week, 12 years after I purchased it on Parker's recommendation. Here's my first note:
Deep red color; good fruit aroma and taste; good balance of light tannins and fruit; 15 to 20 second finish. 4*.
I wouldn't change a word now except that the color had browned a bit on the edges, and the fruit had developed more nuances. A remarkable wine. Light EGA. 4*+.
Notes:
P91. The winemaker behind the debut vintage of this wine is 72-year old Teofilo Reyes. For two decades (before his retirement in 1994), he was Pesquera's winemaker. After his retirement, he fulfilled a life-long dream - producing his own wine under his name. Only 1000 cases are available of this exceptionally concentrated wine from one of Spain's most legendary winemakers. It is a dark purple-colored wine, with a nose of wonderfully pure scents of black-raspberries, truffles, minerals, smoke, and licorice. The wine, aged in 100% new oak, seems to have soaked up the wood, as it plays a very minor part in the background of this lavishly rich, silky-textured, full-bodied wine made from 100% Tinta del Pais. The wine has been bottled and is scheduled to arrive in September. A marvelous example of a Ribera del Duero, it can be drunk when released and should last for 15-20 years. Bravo! Deep red color; good fruit aroma and taste; good balance of light tannins and fruit; 15 to 20 second finish. 4*.
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