Ericsson

9.7

Mariano García’s final vintage at Vega Sicilia. What a great bottle.

The nose opens with damp forest floor, leather, cedar, and quiet red fruit; subtle, reserved, endlessly composed.

On the palate, it’s silk laid gently over structure: dried cherry, tobacco, graphite, and savory earth carried by fine-grain tannins and measured acidity.

The finish reads like the final lines of a great novel: inevitable, complete, and exactly as it should be. And already, there’s a touch of nostalgia, because I don’t know when I’ll encounter something like this again. — 10 days ago

Sébastien F

9.2

C'est chaleureux mais très très harmonieux — 23 days ago

Juan Pablo Perez

9.2

Cereza, ciruela, mora, flores secas, tierra, madera — 4 days ago

Aylin Ulku

9.0

delicious, a bit austere in the best way. some dark fruits — 5 days ago

Jose Lorenzo

9.5

Amazing. Can still hold a few more years — 23 days ago

Paul J

9.3

PnP. Very nice. Nothing stood out as memorable, just a solid, classic Spanish Tempranillo. — 4 days ago

with Brooke

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.4

Happy New Year!

94 points — 5 days ago

Ivor

9.5

Reached its apogee and shined at the Christmas dinner table. Creamy, Smokey, delicate and long. A pure treat. Best one yet, one left. — 10 days ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of dinner. The 2016 Reserva pours a deep ruby/purple color with an opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of black cherry, figs, tobacco, old wood and rocky earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. A delicious, refined Rioja Tinto in the early stages. I expect this will only gain complexity with time in the cellar. Drink now through 2041. — a day ago

Brian Hearty

9.3

2020. Broke up the Christmas Eve seafood tradition and braised a beef roast instead. This big, vanilla oaky garnacha paired great! — 12 days ago