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Bodegas Faustino

Gran Reserva Faustino I Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2012

Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.

Strong nose with blue and red fruits.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate and easy drinking.

Showing raspberries, blueberries, black plums, cooked cherries, spices, light oak, licorice, tobacco, herbs, light earth, dried tomatoes, chocolates and black pepper.

Medium plus in finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This Gran Reserva from Rioja is always a good choice. Showing nice complexity with a smooth mouthfeel.

Rich and elegant with good balance.

Drinks very young right now, and will continue to age nicely in the next 10 to 15 years.

Needs an hour to open up, but good right out of the bottle too.

I've had many different vintages of this wine, and it always delivers. My favorite so far was the 2004.

14% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$30.
— 10 days ago

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Peter van den Besselaar

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Nice. 2004 was excellent in Rioja.

La Rioja Alta

Reserva Viña Ardanza Rioja Tempranillo Garnacha 2016

Fruit forward but with the earthiness you expect from well made Rioja. Excellent wine that will continue to get better with time in the bottle. — 3 days ago

R. López de Heredia

Viña Tondonia Reserva Rioja Blanco Malvasia Viura 2008

Called old chenin, as did others. Some fur with dried crème brûlée and a bit of musk. Wow. — 9 hours ago

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Bodegas Muga

Reserva Unfiltered Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2017

Founded in 1932 by Isaac Muga Martínez, now run by Manuel, Isabel & Isaac Muga Caño. Deep Ruby, aromas of sweet red and black fruits with pepper spice, unmistakable Muga. 4 grape blend from the Haro district (70% Tempranillo, rest Garnacha, Mazuelo & Graciano), palate shows cherry and currant flavors with espresso, vanilla & toasty oak tones. Soft full tannins, lively acidity on a medium+ finish ending with an earthy mineral character. Nice value! Great vintage! — 22 days ago

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R. López de Heredia

Viña Tondonia Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 1954

Cena mikel alonso y jonathn gomez — 14 days ago

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R. López de Heredia

Viña Gravonia Crianza Rioja Viura 2012

Notes beyond its age. Never turns down even when you think it might. — 9 hours ago

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R. López de Heredia

Viña Cubillo Crianza Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2012

One of the best bottles of Cubillo I can remember tasting — 14 days ago

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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC)

La Tâche Pinot Noir 1995

Delectable Wine
9.5

The 1995 La Tâche Grand Cru is an outstanding wine from a decade when I don't think the Domaine was firing on all cylinders. This echoes the magnum tasted last year with those ebullient red cherries and crushed strawberry scents on the nose. As you might expect from the bottle format, it's a little more open and evolved than the magnum. The palate is beautifully balanced with fine-boned tannins, with a dash of white pepper sprinkled over the millefeuille of red fruit. It's delineated and poised towards the finish, so much so that you almost don't notice its structure. Sublime. (Neal Martin, Vinous, June 2024)
— 4 days ago