limpid pool tended by nymphs and satyrs who pour it into the mouths of weary souls
The palate brings flavors of macerated cherries and blackberries
star fruit and spice flavors that fan out on the long
with a superb texture and really pretty fruit at perfect ripeness
making it the top spot in the range
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