Born and raised in Bilbao, and father to a Riojan girl. Sales Director at Roda, running for WSET4 Diploma, but eaaaasy
Unusual nose for a riesling, ripe boned fruit, quince, butter, nutmeg, beautiful acidity, body and freshness. — 2 months ago
Expressive nose of dark fruit, syrah fighting over Tempranillo. Dark, blackberries and liquorice, ripe dark cherries, pencil lead, chocolate. Fine tannins, I feel the alcohol, that dominates freshness, must be close to 15. Solid dark, great wine yet I miss freshness. — 3 months ago
A hint of blood, blueberries, wet leaves, forest. Firm tannins, good acid, elegant texture, yet loses volume in the palate. Oak subtle, long, notes of powder.spices. Liquorice. Complex. Dark side of Mencía — 2 months ago
Needed breathing the oak very present at first. Then it opened to cherries, lemmon , thyme, curry flower, elegant, tannins yet to be tamed, good freshness to it. Loved it the second day, not so much the first. Great value, feel it fresher than Ribera, that would have been my blind tasting guess., — 2 months ago
Great value, which goes for their while range. Clean, well managed Garnacha, with raspberries, strawberries, good acidity amd mouthfill . Uncomplicated, good. I doubt I can drink something better at that price tag — 3 months ago
Its glory buttery and ripe white boned fruit days are behind. I confront an oxidative nose with hints of almond, brown sugar and hay. Distant Lemmon and quince. Good acid, old fruit. — 2 months ago
It shows the power of Ribera, even in a wet vintage like 2018. tannins are present. Expressive nose of ripe cherries, plums, chocolate, good acid, showing some tertiary, long life ahead. — 2 months ago
Expressive nose of plums, liquorice, ripe cherries, a hint of juniper, landscape, terroir, gets me there. Shines, a bit alcoholic, yet shines — 3 months ago
Citric nose, Lemmon peel, elderflower and a hint of pomegranate, light bodied, slightly sweet attack and beautiful acidity. Refreshingly young. Pleasant, mineral. — 3 months ago
Victor Charcan
There is freshness, stemmy wet leaves, raspberries, the mazuelo bringing some tannins to the elegant red fruit driven Garnacha. Fresh, tense, spicy red. Good weight to its lightness — 2 months ago