TN: 2001 Faustino Rioja Gran Reserva (Spain, La Rioja, Rioja)

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  • 2001 Faustino Rioja Gran Reserva - Spain, La Rioja, Rioja (3/8/2014)
    At age 13 I’m a tad worried about when the oak will better integrate? Opened about 2 hours before we started to drink it and had poured one glass in a Riedel BDX early after opening because it was very oaky when I popped the cork. The nose cleaned up fairly well but still a lot of vanilla on the palate. Little disapointed in light of Decanter’s 98pt score. Assume though that in the world of Rioja this is still an infant and that 3- 5 more years will help? Hope so, I went long on this and bought 4 btls. Otherwise, there seems to be some interesting dried fruit and spice submerged in the oak. The color is youthfully dark garnet. I’ll try my next one in 3yrs. (89 pts.)

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Thanks for the check in, Craig.
I bought a few on a whim from Envoyer.
I would think this has some years in it, so your 3 years (and more) is probably the way to go.
I had a '96 a couple years ago that was great and still just unfolding. fwiw