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Marques de Vargas Reserva 2004 Wine Review

Marques de Vargas Reserva 2004

Marques de Vargas Reserva 2004

Rioja, Spain

Community Score:90/100

Community Reviews: 2

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Drink: 2013-2022

Alcohol: 14%

Wine Type: Red Wine


Reviews and Ratings

Gabriel Israel rated this wine as 91/100 with the following review:

91-92 On the nose red and black cherries. hints if oak. on the palate sweet cherries, dried black figs. well integrated oak and balanced acidity. The finish is long and sweet.
Cn be rewarded with a few more years in the cellar. Decant for 1-1.5 hours. Tasted Jan2013
Andrew Bernardo rated this wine as 90/100 with the following review:

Bought two, 1 markedly different from the other after aging an additional year. This wine has lots of cherry and tobacco notes. This is old-style Rioja for me, and very much welcomed. I'm 90 on this. (ottawawinejournal.com)

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