LEDA, CASTILLA Y LEON, VINAS VIEJAS 1998 Beaujolais Cru 91 Wine Advocate

91 Wine Advocate

food friendly wines

with a long graceful finish

flavor and texture of the location in which it is grown

(RP) (12/2014)

LEDA, CASTILLA Y LEON, VINAS VIEJAS 1998 Beaujolais Cru 91 Wine Advocatebase of neck 92 points CellarTracker Member Drank from magnum, no decant. Purplish color, darker than expected, no discernible bricking. Nose of dark fruits, some leather too. Medium bodied, plenty of fruit, still fairly tannic and nicely structured wine. Some tertiary elements showing earth & meat, but leather mostly; the concentration of black fruits was the most noticeable aspect of this wine to me. As I recall, this was somewhat of a modern style