ON-976662 QC-10483026
Faustino I Gran Reserva 2001
Tempranillo
Rioja, Spain
LCBO# 976662
0V
9090
$35.95
Critic Reviews (6)
Michael Godel
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Michael Godel

It amazes me how kept wines from Rioja keep appearing as if they were just bottled yesterday but not this famous Gran...

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David Lawrason
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David Lawrason

This mature Rioja has great finesse and structure, and the fruit is still vital with some curranty character. Loads...

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Sara d'Amato
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Sara d'Amato

This highly-touted wine boast tremendous concentration for a 14-year old wine. Some notes of medicinal cherry,...

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John Szabo, MS
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John Szabo, MS

A funky, brettanomyces-ridden wine with it's leathery, earthy, dusty, dried fruit character, along with pot pourri...

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Marc Chapleau
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Marc Chapleau

A rioja can no longer point, which may be even better a year ago or two. Do not worry, you get a red at this price...

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Bill Zacharkiw
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Bill Zacharkiw

Where tempranillo meets pinot noir. Sure, more tannins, but there is an underlying delicateness, acidity and...

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Community Reviews (7)
davidwest
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davidwest

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John Moon
9090
John Moon

carlost
9090
carlost

June 2018

Mark Lesniak
9090
Mark Lesniak

Bob Blais
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Bob Blais

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Michael Stickings
8989
Michael Stickings

This unabashedly old-fashioned wine is a remarkable thing to experience. At any given time, it's anywhere from 87-91, fabulously complex at its best, unbalanced at its worst, shifting and evolving over the course of minutes, hours, and days. The main problem is the barnyard funk that dominates at first and then ebbs and flows. It's fine as part of the mix but somewhat repugnant when at its strongest. But for a 2001, there's still so much going on, with vibrant cherry, currant, and red berries, along with leather, baking spice, licorice, vanilla, and oak. So much to like, but, alas, that funk.

Ghislain Lalonde
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Ghislain Lalonde

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