Marques De Riscal

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Normally I wouldn't post on this wine. The latest vintages of this wine are not anything I've been impressed with. Maybe I've been looking at this wine completely wrong.

Tonight, Hattie and I went out to dinner at a local spot. This restaurant is really a Baltimore landmark.... Tio Pepe. I'm sure Drew has been here or at least I would be surprised if he has not.

When looking at the wine list, I noticed a few older vintages. Saw my birth year and snapped it up along with another one:

'70 - Light in color and in body; Nose had red cherry fruit and dried cherry fruit. palate has the. Great acidity; Long finish; The tannins were a bit gripping but were sweet on the finish. This wine is its window and is showing beautifully. Extremely expressive. This is my first birth year wine.

'66 - Lighter in color and in body than the '70. The same cherry fruit but mixed in with some wax and cocoa. Still a good wine but definatwly not the '70.

I'm doing this from memory so not really notes.

The real impressive part was the price. '70 = $92 and the '66 = $79. Bartender stated they have 2 more cases of the '70s. The food was OK but not great. Not bad mind you but just unexciting. I'll be going back to sit at the bar just to finish this wine. Love it when there's a deal out there.....

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