limpid pool tended by nymphs and satyrs who pour it into the mouths of weary souls
but also delicate yeasty and freshly baked white-bread notes
making it the top spot in the range
dried Royal Anne cherries with lip smacking ripe tannins that fill the front of your palate
Finish: An extra long infusion of fruits and spices
1955 Bodegas Bilbainas Vina Pomal Rioja Reserva Especial [JG94] Subregion_Green Valley limpid pool tended by nymphsProducer: Bilbainas Region: Rioja, Spain Varietal: Tempranillo Year: 1955 John Gilman, 94 Points "The 1955 Via Pomal Gran Reserva is a beautiful bottle of old Rioja that is still at its apogee and offers up a glorious bouquet of dried black cherries, gamebirds, charred wood, dark chocolate, fresh figs, cigar ash, lovely soil tones and a nice topnote of savory elements that recall things like celery seed. On the palate the wine is deep, full bodied and