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1986 vintage guide for Spain Rioja

drink soon

Some good but rather lean wines

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Only Faustino rated this patchy vintage higher then the Consejo Regulador, with one or two producers faring even worse. Only 3% of wines went into Gran reserva, which tells its own story.

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