tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8322497686869465958.post5297174335023691593..comments2023-10-25T02:07:30.709-07:00Comments on old world old school: Two from ContinoJoe Manekinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15920171629129831900noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8322497686869465958.post-45992353095264763732008-03-17T23:25:00.000-07:002008-03-17T23:25:00.000-07:00Yeah, the Graciano tastes like a good ager. When ...Yeah, the Graciano tastes like a good ager. When did they start making it? Have you had older bottles?<BR/><BR/>You're right, 'coupage,' not 'cepaje.' Muchas gracias, sr.Joe Manekinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04068628197191676490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8322497686869465958.post-37684962455622534672008-03-17T07:16:00.000-07:002008-03-17T07:16:00.000-07:00My friend Jesús Madrazo, who made those two wines,...My friend Jesús Madrazo, who made those two wines, will be happy to know you liked them. Of the modern-style Rioja producers he's the only one whose wines I respect. Chus has a classical sensibility that he applies to his glossy modern cuvées which puts them far above the rest. The Graciano is a very interesting iwne that ages very well. But $120 for it seems to me like a rip-off. I don't remember paying more than half that...<BR/><BR/>The Gran Reserva I had a chance to taste this past week, when Chus was in Manhattan. It's very attractive now, as you say, but I think its best years are ahead of it. Great structure. Tasting it in parallel with Viña Real and Imperial Gran Reservas from the same vintage, it seemed the best of the trio. Imperial, on the other hand, is the most polished and accessible right now.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I think you meant "coupage", not "cepaje".<BR/><BR/>M.manuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408728851254600871noreply@blogger.com