Jay Kline

9.2

This is the Gran Reserva “Edición Limitada”.

Presented double-blind at Tasting Group. The wine pours a garnet color with a transparent core and some significant rim variation; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of ripe and desiccated red and black fruits: cherries and raspberries with some red plum, old leather, old cedar chest, a mix of cool and warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and savory.

Initial conclusions: this could be Sangiovese, Aglianico, or Cabernet Sauvignon (and based blends) from Italy, France or the United States. With the fruits and non-fruits presenting the way they were, the use of some new small format oak, throupled with the significant structure despite what was obvious age (I was thinking 40+ years), I went with Sangiovese from Italy, from Tuscany, from Chianti Classico, Riserva level from a modern leaning producer like Antinori, 1985. Damn…Tempranillo didn’t even cross my mind. I didn’t think the color was dark enough and I didn’t really get American oak the way I would expect with Rioja…but here we are. Now that I think about it, Antinori may not have using barrique back then. Perhaps I was trying to be too be too clever; I’ll learn from this. Regardless, I thought this was freaking delicious and showing really well! Fully mature but should enjoy this stage for the next ten years. Drink now through 2033. — 2 days ago

Daniel veit

9.5

Beautiful aromatics — 4 months ago

romo

8.9

Called Rioja. Super-dill coconut give-away. — 3 days ago

Jason Hillan

9.1

Excellent red with nice vanilla and cherry notes. — 2 months ago

Inseon Hwang

9.3

Muscato honeycomb, beeswax, apricot, passion fruit — 3 months ago

Paul Woolls

9.6

Elegant, balanced, not the strongest example of 68, but subtle fruit, medium length. Delightful. Comfortable slippers on a cold rainy night in Napa. — 5 months ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

10

The herbal and minty freshness in the super intense and long lasting aftertaste gave me real goosebumps. Beautiful! — 12 days ago

Freddy R. Troya

9.0

A lovely red blend of 60% Touriga Nacional, 20% Touriga Franca, 20% Tinta Roriz, red fruits, intense aromatics, fruity, and very smooth and silky, inviting mouthfeel, delicious texture and long finish! Never disappoints! — 2 months ago

Irina Georgieva

9.2

Lovely Rioja wine, good balance, fruity taste — 3 months ago

Clay Bullwinkel

9.3

Intriguingly tasteful — 5 months ago