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PostPosted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:01 am 
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Guys,

Anyone have any spare old Spanish red wine from a decent producer ??

I am attending another evening do and the theme is Spanish wines, this is a new area to me apart from basic supermarket riojas etc.

Ideally a wine from the early 1980`s would be good as long as its under £40.00.

Duncan / Mel any spare in your vast cellars ??

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:34 am 
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MedocMad wrote:
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Anyone have any spare old Spanish red wine from a decent producer ??

Duncan / Mel any spare in your vast cellars ??Richard


This is the one you want from Majestic @ £25 per bottle:

Monte Real Gran Reserva 1978

I have some gran reserva, but nothing earlier than 1995 here.

Tell Majestic by email that you're doing a formal tasting session, and they will prossibly let you get away without buying 6. I should get in contact fairly quickly if I were you. Or mix with other affordable choices.

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 1:47 pm 
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Duncan,

Many thanks I have two of these from Costco in my cellar I forgot about.

The only problem though is I guess 2/3rd of the attendees would have tried this one already.

Will ask though as it would save me some money !!

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Out of interest is Monte Real GR '78 any good ?

Is tempting for me to get a few bottles as is the year of mine and a good few of my friend's birth....


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PostPosted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 6:12 pm 
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Shezza,

Two new tns on cellar tracker which would suggest it is still a decent wine with good length.

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:06 pm 
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Would've suggested same, had the boys not beaten me to it.

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:50 pm 
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Shezza wrote:
Out of interest is Monte Real GR '78 any good ?


I have particularly enjoyed two Cote d'Or wines positively reviewed by Clayton Smith in the past. Based on those, I have a good reason to trust him.

If buying for DOB reasons, for the wine to go to a 40th as attractive as it is now for 2018 celebrations, that is another call. The Maj fine wine centre is in St. Johns Wood, I believe. Call them if you can get the tel.number, for an opinion.

For £25 and drinking 2010/2011/2012 it is a snip.

Costco cash & carry stock & sell 20 year plus Rioja gran reserva ? - Struth . You sure ! And how long ago ?

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:37 pm 
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Duncan,

They sure do !! I popped in 2/3 weeks back and they still had 5/6 left.

Bought my two last year I think.

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