Dinner Quadro on the 28th of November 2023

November was in my and my team’s hands – many thanks to Albert and David for their input.

 

In addition to my comments in the report itself, I wish to highlight the very high consumption of 1.4 bottles per head.  Even if one takes into consideration some undistributed wine left over and the undrunk discard, that’s a lot especially when one considers that the reds were all 14%+  alcohol!

 

My outright favourite of the night was the Vargas Grand Reserva which could be attributed to my preference for aged wines.  It was good to note that a lot of the better and younger producers do not ‘overage’ in barrels their Grand Reservas as was traditional resulting in a somewhat tired and sometimes (personal opinion) oxidised wines.  Most are now transferring their G.R. to the bottle as soon as the required minimum 2 years have passed.   I found this 2012 to still have significant freshness but with elegant and mature tannins, ripe red fruit on the nose and a balsamic, spicy and dark fruit palate with a long finish.

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Iro