1994 Faustino I Rioja, Tinto Gran Reserva

[TheEngineer]

Wow. Very nice. This is the second time I've tasted this and it was still showing very well.
Light amber in color with an aged rim. Good scent of blackberry, vanilla, earth, old oak, and just mellow. Puts you in the same mood almost immediately. Finished wsa very long.

Overwhelmingly a favorite of the party tonight and lost out only by the thinnest of margins to the 2000 Mission Hill Chardonnay as the favorite of the evening.

85% Tempranillo, 10% Graziano, 5% mazuelo.

Paired with a Roasted rosemary lemon cornish hen with apricot, grape reduction sauce

[This message has been edited by TheEngineer (edited 02-20-2005).]