1955 Bodegas Bilbainas Vina Pomal Rioja Reserva Especial [JG94] Subregion_Green Valley limpid pool tended by nymphs

limpid pool tended by nymphs and satyrs who pour it into the mouths of weary souls

with a superb texture and really pretty fruit at perfect ripeness

with fully 80% reserve wines from 2017 (some 40% of which mature in wood)

The palate brings flavors of macerated cherries and blackberries

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