Sipping Fine Wine

9.7

Ruby with complex fruit aromas, spice and oak. Blend of 90% Tempranillo & 10% Graciano, aged 48 months on American oak, 20% new. On the palate flavors of dark berry fruits with spice, oak and smoky earthy notes, slight vanilla nuances on ripe full soft silky tannins. Long finish, nice mouthfeel, ending with fruit, oak, cigar box spice and clean mineral earthy tones, a joy to Sip this Fine Wine!! Tasting great, has more aging potential! — a day ago

Conrad Green

9.7

Ou vey. Straight from the winery. This is gorgeous. Soft and floral with perfectly resolved fruit. Delicate cherry and plum. Beautiful intense yet light perfectly aged fruit. Long and delicious — 2 months ago

Les Glosby

9.5

This was surprisingly great!!!! I want to take a bottle to Belgium with me. — 3 months ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of 90 minutes. The 2004 pours a deep garnet color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of ripe and tart mixed fruit: Blackberries, black cherry, dill, olives, leather, toasted coconut, some vanilla, dried green herbs and fine 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. This is in a very lovely place. Drink now through 2044.  — a month ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Soft plum and roses and violet. Lucid and lifted. Gorgeous and intense and pure — 2 months ago

Walter A Wino Forever

9.2

As advertised; jammy but unsweet opening, robust mouthfeel with a long bold finish of leathery goodness — 7 months ago

Anthony Hughes

9.1

Dry with balanced fruit and mouth feel — a month ago

Becky Chidester

8.9

On the lower end of Gran Riojas I’ve had especially for a 2014. Still good. — a month ago

Norman

9.3

Delightful and not over the edge yet. Dont think it gets better and with too much air it started to show its age. The nose pops out of the glass. It’s a deep fruit/berry aroma. No alcohol on the nose or palate. It has a rich, deep flavor profile, not overly sweet, clean not cloying. I don’t get any greenness or bramble which while sometimes I like it generally don’t so this is really singing for me. — 3 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2011 | sweet impression in taste — 7 months ago