85POINTS
15¼/20
Vina Albali Gran Reserva 2004
Valdepeñas, Castilla-La Mancha, SpainBig roast meat, barnyard, walnut, tobacco, saddle leather, caraway, coffee, vanilla, prune aromas with a volatile, medicinal menthol edge. Very dry, full, round but astringent palate with peppery, tobacco leaf, leather, prune, Band-Aid, resin, sour cherry, vanilla, coffee, chocolate, leather flavours with a tart, meaty, medicinal finish. A very old, rustic style to drink with food.Tasted: 22 December 2012Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:BC | $20.00 | 750ml | specialty listing |