Michael Nielsen > wrote in
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> I always only read about that La Rioja Alta was supposed to be on par
> with Tondonia, but I never tried them. At the airport I found Grand
> reserva 940 2004. They had one 2001 which I just only saw, but
> someone else was too fast and grabbed it while I saw it. So I bought
> the 2004.

You were probably lucky. I liked 2004 better than 2001 and that 2001 had
probably been too long on the shelf. It is a great wine.