David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

Beautiful, engaging nose. Full bloom, pink & red roses, cherry hard candy, layered, soft spice, dark cherries, strawberries, raspberries, light herbal notes, hint of bubble gum.

Pretty, ripe, juicy palate. Fruits are light; raspberries, cherries, strawberries and blackberries & black raspberry hues. Wet river stone, dry limestone powder, more pronounced dark, dry tannins, dry herbs, dark spice with some heat, light, dry tobacco notes, barrel dust, bright red & pink roses, magnificent acidity with a very pleasant elegant, polished finish that lands on spice and lasts 90 seconds.

Really good value and one to pick up. — 6 days ago

Jason Gelman

9.4

another wonderful example of aged imperial. the best of rioja — 16 days ago

David Coun

9.1

Great nose and personality. Super drinkable — 25 days ago

Tom Casagrande

9.0

So soft and friendly. Great purity of ripe berry and floral notes on the nose. Great casual dinner or sitting-around-drinking wine. — 13 days ago

Sergio L Figueiredo

9.0

Claudia/Amadeo - Mar/2024
Álcool 14,0%. — 6 days ago

Raul Puga

9.1

Very enjoyable and still young. Needs at least an hour to open up — a month ago

James Everhart

9.4

2015 Vintage drinking beautifully in late 2024. Very smooth with expressive red and dark fruit for only $25. — a month ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.3

Wow, such a pleasure to drink this at this stage. Oodles of dark red and black fruits at the core with a frame of tertiary notes. Subtle spice and and savory notes too. The palate is med+ to full bodied with med+ long but fine grain tannin that are starting to resolve. Deep and pronounced on the palate with a long, and subtly structured finish. Really fun and really good! — 13 days ago

Will Stanley

9.4

A gift from my old man for my thirtieth birthday this year. My last experience with this wine was the 2001, enjoyed around ten years ago. I described then how the wine lived up to its popular reputation. Happy to reaffirm that feeling with this 1994, that is an absolutely gorgeous, captivating wine that ticks every box one may have for older Rioja. It marries sweet with sour in that way that the best wines from this region do, a medley of ripe blueberries with sour cherry; bitter orange, coconut, balsamic, tobacco and cranberry. The finish is long, with flecks of sweetness that beg you for another sip. I would imagine that Faustino produce in excess of a million bottles of this stuff, given the size of their holdings, which only impresses me even more that it turns out so well. — 13 days ago

leon egozi

9.3

Yep more NY wine spectator — 13 days ago