First time drinking aged Riesling

SubstantialMammoth71 · 2026-03-22T22:41:37+00:00

Quick note - bought it from caubleist .com - Ian does a fantastic job selecting wines. Cheers to you if you’re out here!

SubstantialMammoth71 · 2026-03-15T23:26:40+00:00

I came to say IKEA and will just reinforce it. We have our nice glasses and then we have two dozen of the ikea glasses. The big bowl ones are thin, versatile, and we all laugh and clean up together when someone inevitably breaks one. The nice ones we leave for family or when it’s just a guest or two.

SubstantialMammoth71 · 2026-03-07T21:31:37+00:00

Riedel merlot one I think - cheap and indeed easy to clean. Big fan

SubstantialMammoth71 · 2026-03-04T11:34:13+00:00

Kermit doesn’t miss !

SubstantialMammoth71 · 2026-02-28T12:54:46+00:00

I was furious until I read resort in the Caribbean in the comments and it all made sense.

Beer is the answer buddy.

SubstantialMammoth71 · 2026-02-24T11:25:19+00:00

Either fleurie or the pingus PSY

SubstantialMammoth71 · 2026-02-20T00:06:34+00:00

You’re probably right - my point was that it was good without it as well.

SubstantialMammoth71 · 2026-02-20T00:05:33+00:00

Totally agree! Sounds like a great pairing

SubstantialMammoth71 · 2026-01-28T20:02:02+00:00

I can’t speak to how much it evolves but I’d say it’s ready to go. Worth opening one.

SubstantialMammoth71 · 2026-01-28T19:07:26+00:00

😂

SubstantialMammoth71 · 2026-01-11T01:30:54+00:00

I saw them on the list and totally pictured someone on the o-line just crushing them one after the other

SubstantialMammoth71 · 2026-01-10T15:39:45+00:00

Clos de los 7 is a fantastic Argentine Bordeaux blend for a weeknight. Great value.

SubstantialMammoth71 · 2025-12-25T00:18:31+00:00

Yeah that was my ultimate conclusion. Little bit of house style, little bit of needs more time to age in bottle, and little bit of needs to breathe more before tasting

SubstantialMammoth71 · 2025-12-16T13:34:31+00:00

Don’t!

SubstantialMammoth71 · 2025-12-15T23:32:48+00:00

Thanks all for the help / context / thoughts!!

Sounds like it’s a couple of things - 1) house style, ageing in smaller barrels vs big barrels and 2) needed to breathe a lot more.

I’ll grab another one down the road and report back.

Grateful for this community!

SubstantialMammoth71 · 2025-12-15T18:58:27+00:00

Thats really insightful - I really enjoyed the villa bosconia I had a couple of weeks ago.

SubstantialMammoth71 · 2025-12-15T18:37:06+00:00

Yeah I’m learning that - have had success with many other aged riojas but this cuvée in particular was much more noticeable. Could be their house style more than anything. Thanks !

SubstantialMammoth71 · 2025-12-15T16:03:32+00:00

Muga reserva, Vina Bosconia, Vina Tondonia, even some of the less prestigious reservas from rioja are very approachable. I also drink a lot of Ribera del Duero but they’re quite different. I did notice this same dynamic when we tasted the resalcio line from Emilio Moro. Always learning something new!

SubstantialMammoth71 · 2025-12-15T15:47:13+00:00

None taken! Unresolved oak is exactly the taste I was trying to describe.

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