Jay Kline

9.3

This bottle had been cellared since release and cork was in near pristine condition. At 54 years old, it remains a deep garnet/purple and now with loads of sediment. Classic Rioja character with dried black cherry, toasted coconut, cedar, dried flowers, leather and earth. The structure remains intact and the acid is still pretty fierce. This should continue to age very well if conditions are good. — 2 days ago

Ryan Labbe

9.2

Had this twice now at Sazon in Santa Fe, NM. Fantastic Tempranillo. Love this wine. — a month ago

romo

9.5

Potpourri, grapefruit pith, warm croissant, felt cutting, river rock, ginger ale, spring garden kaleidoscope. Wow. — a month ago

Sherwin Taghdiri

9.1

Has a nice deep fragrance cherry, chocolate and leather and balsamic!
Has rich flavor of spice, dark cherries, and dark chocolates. Spice lingers on the palate, but remains smooth. — 8 days ago

with Boris and Renny

Lee Pitofsky

9.4

Great vintage for the La La’s. But it’s not ready. The nose is stunning, captivatingly aromatic after a few hours in the decanter, layered with Northern Rhône classicism of blackberry, camphor and bacon fat. The palate is massively concentrated but oaky and stiff. Needs more time to integrate but all the pieces are there! — 10 days ago

Austin Hohnke

8.9

Forgive me father, for I have sinned.
I called this Chianti Classico in a blind. — a month ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.5

Vintage 1985 | utterly vital showing real complexity, very nice WOTN — a day ago

Mark S.

9.0

Deep garnet. Black currant, berry and cherry. Violet. Spices. Robust structure. Tannin, but aged. Vina alverdi reserva La rioja alta 18 @5500, AD, 240921 — 9 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Drinking well with its big, rich flavors & beautiful aromatics showing dark cherry, berry, lots of spice, game, iron, underbrush, pepper & floral notes — 23 days ago

Ed Chin

9.1

A day 2 tasting. Slightly stewed fruit that reminded me for just a moment of some liquor and white pepper. — 10 days ago