Valsacro Dioro 2001

davidperez
en respuesta a MaJesus 12/11/04 10:23

Re: This IS really interesting ...

I have tasted Valsacro Dioro 2001 many times and I have to say that for me is a great wine. However I do not feel his personality completily after 2 hours. After 2 hours the nose begins to open clearly and lots of diferent aromas comes. My advice is decanting the wine for at least two hours or if you have the chance of tasting the wine in a fair taste it much more later. I tasted a bottle for a whole week and how it was improving every day was amazing.

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owensmythe
en respuesta a MaJesus 21/12/07 13:03

Re: This IS really interesting ...2001 Valscaro Dioro 6 years on

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21 / 12 / 2007

Drinking very well - quickly though, the wine opens up on the olfactory sense after 3-5 minutes and boy is is there ! Very nice exciting aroma’s, hard to describe but I shall give it a go. Earthy / coca cola / Beetroot / Charcuterie / Black Cherries and some haerbaceous activity. Powerful stuff to kick of with but after an hour it is gone.

The palate shows a similar trait - not a keeper but a delight to drink immediately with 2 - 4 persons. I used the riedel Cabernet / Bordeaux glass to sniff swirl and swallow with. Contradictory but sympathetically Mediterraneanly ! I had a light Veal / Beef Spaghetti Bolognese with a touch of Arabbiato sauce. No Parmesan ( ran out of the fresh stuff ).

Very complimentary - lovely fresh fruit and lively tannins from the wine. Acid was up enough to cleanse the palate but the wine old enough to have mellowed and be in balance.

I tried it in two stages - and fresher was better than allowing the wine to breathe for too long. ( I have the technology )

Recommend drink sooner than later - thoroughly enjoyable and typical of a modern Rioja.

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O