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Lot 1763
Estimate: $65
Very lightly nicked label.
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"The 2005 Llanos del Almendro was aged for 21 months in 66% new French oak It is a bit more approachable with gobs of sweet fruit, complex aromas and flavors, and a very long finish. Make no mistake about it, however. It will require a minimum of a decade of cellaring. In short, this is not a wine for those unable to delay gratification. This is a true vins de garde that will require much patience but in the end, it will be rewarded."
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"The 2005 Llanos del Almendro was aged for 21 months in 66% new French oak It is a bit more approachable with gobs of sweet fruit, complex aromas and flavors, and a very long finish. Make no mistake about it, however. It will require a minimum of a decade of cellaring. In short, this is not a wine for those unable to delay gratification. This is a true vins de garde that will require much patience but in the end, it will be rewarded."
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Spain has the largest area under vine of any country and a deep tradition of oak-aged reds. Tempranillo-based wines from Rioja and Ribera del Duero, alongside Priorat's Garnacha and Carinena, anchor its fine-wine reputation.
On Spain's high central plateau, Ribera del Duero makes powerful, concentrated Tempranillo (locally Tinto Fino). Wide day-night temperature swings yield deeply colored, structured and age-worthy reds.
Produces powerful, deeply colored Tempranillo from Spain's high plateau, prized for concentration and structure.