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Andrew Jefford on Rioja: Why I love these 'magnificent' wines'Rioja’s genius is to combine gentleness and tenderness with generosity and grandeur, despite significant structure,' writes Andrew Jefford in his latest Decanter column after attending a centennial celebration in Spain.
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2010 vintage guide for Spain Rioja2010 vintage guide for Spain Rioja. Excelente! Has the potential to stand alongside 2005. Drink 2014–2024.
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1993 vintage guide for Spain Rioja1993 vintage guide for Spain Rioja. A good but unexciting vintage which produced wines for immediate drinking.
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1994 vintage guide for Spain Rioja1994 vintage guide for Spain Rioja. Splendid year with intense, slow maturing wines of great colour and depth of flavour.
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1995 vintage guide for Spain Rioja1995 vintage guide for Spain Rioja. A big vintage of classic wines.
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1996 vintage guide for Spain Rioja1996 vintage guide for Spain Rioja. A very good vintage though less fine than the preceding two.
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1997 vintage guide for Spain Rioja
1997 vintage guide for Spain Rioja. A sound but unexceptional year.
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1998 vintage guide for Spain Rioja1998 vintage guide for Spain Rioja. A largely successful year with plenty of above average wines.
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1999 vintage guide for Spain Rioja
1999 vintage guide for Spain Rioja. Yields were down but generally quality is good.
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2000 vintage guide for Spain Rioja
2000 vintage guide for Spain Rioja. Officially a three-star vintage. Some made better wine than others.
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2001 vintage guide for Spain Rioja2001 vintage guide for Spain Rioja. Classic Rioja wines: robust and round with balancing acidity
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2002 vintage guide for Spain Rioja
2002 vintage guide for Spain Rioja. Fairly broad early drinking wines
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2003 vintage guide for Spain Rioja
2003 vintage guide for Spain Rioja. Mixed bag, though better producers created powerful, intense and balanced wines
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2004 vintage guide for Spain Rioja
2004 vintage guide for Spain Rioja. Wines with high alcohol and concentrated colour and aromas ideal for ageing
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2005 vintage guide for Spain Rioja
2005 vintage guide for Spain Rioja. The grapes arrived in excellent health with analytical parameters which correspond to an extraordinary vintage.
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2006 vintage guide for Spain Rioja2006 vintage guide for Spain Rioja. Good to very good vintage, with a moderate harvest securing good quality fruit and fresh, supple and crisp wines.
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2007 vintage guide for Spain Rioja2007 vintage guide for Spain Rioja. Most consistent quality from Rioja Baja, with crisp, well-balanced, elegant wines.
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2008 vintage guide for Spain Rioja2008 vintage guide for Spain Rioja. Ripe, balanced, medium-boded red wines, with bright acidity. Whites are racy with good fruit and floral flavours.
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2009 vintage guide for Spain Rioja2009 vintage guide for Spain Rioja. A 'useful' vintage, probably for drinking relatively early.
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1973 vintage guide for Spain Rioja
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1986 vintage guide for Spain Rioja
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1970 vintage guide for Spain Rioja
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1971 vintage guide for Spain Rioja
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1972 vintage guide for Spain Rioja
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1974 vintage guide for Spain Rioja
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1975 vintage guide for Spain Rioja
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1976 vintage guide for Spain Rioja
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1977 vintage guide for Spain Rioja
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1980 vintage guide for Spain Rioja
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1981 vintage guide for Spain Rioja
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1982 vintage guide for Spain Rioja
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1983 vintage guide for Spain Rioja
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