Daniel Bloom

9.5

90% Albillo Mayor, 10% Viura, native yeasts, winery coopered both American and French oak. Only select years. Very, very tasty wine, esp. if you dig the older fashioned Rioja Blancos. 40 mins open, slight chill.
Nose of yeast and spice, changeling with sit and swirl. Waxy, mineral, slight citrus( yellow) palate that kept changing and felt at times vertical and with other sips broad and mouth filling. Never big. Really nice with fish and veggies on an 80°+ day alfresco.
I love the old ones from neighboring Rioja like LdH Blanco, but that’s gotten ridiculous in $. This one wasn’t cheap($60 I believe) but a treat. When I recover I may seek more out.
If you’re a label aesthetics freak like me, this one will push those buttons as well.
Thanks@chambersstreetwines.
With, Randy, Sarah, Mike. — 17 days ago

Bobbi Jo Broxson

9.1

Great start to Spanish night, 90% Macabeo — 3 years ago

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9.1

“Ojo Gallo’, Castellano for ‘rooster eye’ (in other words, what the French call ‘oeil de perdrix’), hearkens back to the traditional clarete style of the region. This dark rosé (light red?) is a field blend of very old vines of Tempranillo, Garnacha, Bobal, Monastrell, Viura, Albillo and Malvasia co-fermented in cement and raised for 8 months in used barrels before bottling without added sulfur” — 4 years ago

Gerardo Suro

8.9

Fresh and bright indeed. Amazing value here displaying blackberries and black cherries. Feels balanced, a bit plush and needs food to shine even more. Nice find thanks to the recent article in NY Times by Eric Asimov on the new Ribera del Duero. Seek this out and pair with lamb chops or a juicy steak. — 8 years ago

Felipe Ferreiro

Sommelier/Wine Director Restaurante Las Rias Bajas

9.2

Vino ecológico con una muy buena nariz y con una boca sedosa potente y larga — 12 years ago

Kevin Yen

9.4

2014/5/14@La Pedrera Shanghai — 12 years ago

Max Phillips

9.0

A little sweet but very smooth and great with red meat — a month ago

Bosco

9.5

1994 delicia acompañado con quesos de parís — 3 years ago

Jesus De La Vega

9.0

El Roble Viejo 2014 — 3 years ago

J. Kim

9.0

The fruit layer is airier and more elegant than expected and infinitely preferable to most overripe ones in Ribera del Duero. The oak and the tannin support is substantial and expertly done. This has the brightness and purity missing from most Ribera del Duero’s, as well as the softness and suppleness. — 7 years ago

Selim Tlili

9.4

This flinty white is fantastic. Mineral notes come after the first sip and stay with you for quite awhile. This would be good with almost anything. — 9 years ago

Andrew Holod

National Sales Grapes of Spain

8.9

Vibrant purple. Savory nose with roasted meat, BlackBerry and a hint of truffle. Firming tannins with fruit dying on the palate before structure. — 11 years ago

Andrew Holod

National Sales Grapes of Spain

8.9

Just delicious. Intense color, intense nose, fully fruited and with pleasantly intense but smooth tannin. Disclaimer: I import this. — 13 years ago

Jenny

10

Plaza España. Me encantó. — 6 months ago

T.Sean McKean

9.0

Nice acidity and red fruit. Great summer red slightly chilled. Excellent value from Ribeira del Duero — a year ago

Carlos Toro

9.0

Muy rico. Importado por Mendez. — 4 years ago

Scott Kahn

9.0

An extremely enjoyable representation of the region with black peppercorns and leather on the palette and some refined French oak on the super long finish. Required 30m to open - good tannic structure that should give this wine the opportunity to age. — 7 years ago

Reinhard Wall

9.0

La quintaesencia de la Ribera del Duero elegancia sublime, longevidad, potencia y madurez


— 9 years ago

Felipe Ferreiro

Sommelier/Wine Director Restaurante Las Rias Bajas

9.4

Un espectáculo, gran nariz cuero, fruto seco y ahumados potentes. En boca buena entrada, sedoso y con un final espectacular. — 10 years ago

Alejandro Artigas

9.4

Nothing like the smell of dirty laundry. Drinking really well, dirty and delicious. Soft and precious. — 12 years ago