Jay Kline

9.3

This bottle had been cellared since release and cork was in near pristine condition. At 54 years old, it remains a deep garnet/purple and now with loads of sediment. Classic Rioja character with dried black cherry, toasted coconut, cedar, dried flowers, leather and earth. The structure remains intact and the acid is still pretty fierce. This should continue to age very well if conditions are good. — 3 days ago

Ming L

9.1

Early picking for the ‘17 vintage, and it shows with fresh acidity lifting the well extracted black fruits. Still quite primary at year 7.
Very good value for a Gran Reserva. — 2 days ago

Bobbi Jo Broxson

9.3

Another fabulous Spaish that we can't find in UT. — a day ago

with Brian

Sherwin Taghdiri

9.1

Has a nice deep fragrance cherry, chocolate and leather and balsamic!
Has rich flavor of spice, dark cherries, and dark chocolates. Spice lingers on the palate, but remains smooth. — 9 days ago

with Boris and Renny

Jenks

9.4

4hr decant. GD that’s good. Need to put a couple of these away for a while, but this is already more approachable than other Riojas I’ve had of similar age. Pairing w. roasted oyster mushrooms and polenta. — 4 days ago

Matthew Doty

9.4

2019 vintage. Wonderful Rioja. Certainly buy again. Drinks best immediately after opening — 7 days ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.4

Vintage 1989 | showing real charm! Paired with haddock mussel saffron sauce at restaurant IDRW Rotterdam — 2 days ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.5

Vintage 1985 | utterly vital showing real complexity, very nice WOTN — 2 days ago

Mark S.

9.0

Deep garnet. Black currant, berry and cherry. Violet. Spices. Robust structure. Tannin, but aged. Vina alverdi reserva La rioja alta 18 @5500, AD, 240921 — 10 days ago

Peter Coulthard

9.2

Waitrose. Excellent, well rounded Rioja. — 14 hours ago