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1996 Bodegas Alejandro Fernandez Ribera del Duero Tinto Pesquera Reserva
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1996 Bodegas Alejandro Fernandez Ribera del Duero Tinto Pesquera Reserva

Producer: Bodegas Alejandro Fernandez
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Tempranillo
Origin: Spain
Region: Ribera del Duero

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94 Points | International Wine Cellar , November/December 2000

Very bright ruby-red. Superripe, sappy aromas of black raspberry, cassis, black cherry, chocolate, mint and minerals. Great sweetness and almost painful flavor intensity in the mouth; utterly primary yet lush and accessible. This is still a baby but is already compelling. Has fruit of steel. Finishes with superb, subtle persistence and firm but fine tannins that spread out over the entire palate.

88 Points | Wine Spectator

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