TN: New Year's Day- Bdx, Spain, CdR, Piedmont, bubbly
On Jan 2, 5:58*pm, lleichtman > wrote:
> On Jan 2, 3:23*pm, Joseph Coulter > wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 2 Jan 2011 09:07:32 -0800 (PST), DaleW >
> > wrote:
>
> > >2004 Muga Rioja Reserva
> > >Lots of cherry and raspberry fruit, oak sticks out a bit. Not bad with
> > >the meat, but by itself All Oak, All the Time. B-
>
> > I had a bottle of Marques de Caceres 2004 reserva New Years eve. noted
> > that it seemed a little weak, and the oak not quite in liine though
> > not as much as you describe as that would have me pouring in the sink.
> > This one opened up, *married well *with the Porc au Prune, and was
> > despite its initial dissapointment a good match.
>
> Oh, and I have been disappointed by Muga since they went California
> style several years ago.
Me too.
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