Bill Bender

9.7

I’ve owed Delectable some posts for a while now....and we need community now more than ever and Delectable has always been a positive, supportive community...so I’m jumping back in. I’m about 300 wines behind but I’m going to work backward starting with the wines I’ve enjoyed the last few weeks during this period of relative isolation. I’m calling this series “Loving Wine in the Time of Corona” as a nod to my boy Gabriel Garcia Marquez who was also a big time wine guy......this bottle is from our first Zoom tasting with the local wine group @romo @Steve Anderson @Michael Meyer @Matthew Beckman @Vickie Beuerle @Dan Blackwell on 3/14. Pinot theme. The Meo was youthful and pure, so much depth, concentration and lively red fruit. Good times with great people. — 5 years ago

Ryan Key

8.9

Medium red, lean brick brown. High viscosity. Strong dried fig and raisin. Nice soft tannins and smooth finish. More depth and balance than the Marquez de la Concordia — 9 years ago

Humberto

9.7

1947 Marquez de Riscal Gran Reserva. As soon as it was open it gave me a smell of toasted coffee and that smell from the old churches in Spain where the wood from the benched mixes with incense and the wax of the burning candles (almost sandalwood like).Would have never guessed Rioja outright, it was totally Bordeaux. What a treat this 68 year old gem was. The color was so deep and the wine so alive.... I treasure the memory of its hundreds of different notes playing with my palate like a slow and well paced symphony of flavors. — 9 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

This Anthill is well extracted. Too much for how I like my Pinot’s. It is also has a slight alcohol burn in the back of my throat which; I & other professionals consider a fault in wine. It’s like Oregon fruit & florals meet the over-extraction of Bella Glos. That aside, there are some merits here.

The nose reveals slightly stewed, yet ruby & candied fruits of; blackberries, strawberries, dark cherries, plum, creamy raspberries and notes of pomegranate. Pronounced baking spices; vanilla, cinnamon, clove and nutmeg. Black, rich earth, black licorice, sweet tarry notes, limestone, dark spice, dry, crushed rocks and bright; red, dark, blue and purple florals.

The body is big, thick and lush. She still has sticky, meaty, tarry tannins. The structure & tension is quite big. The length and balance are good but, still require some more time to hit their peak. Slightly stewed, yet ruby & candied fruits of; blackberries, strawberries, dark cherries, plum, creamy raspberries and notes of pomegranate. Pronounced baking spices; vanilla, cinnamon, clove and nutmeg. Black, rich earth, gravely, dark volcanic minerals, black licorice, sweet tarry notes, limestone, dark spice, stem inclusion, leather, hints of graphite, dry, crushed rocks and bright; red, dark, blue and purple florals. The acidity is round and good. The big, long, finish is, rich, ruby, elegant, well polished and persists for minutes.

Photos of; one of the vineyards they source fruit, three friends & partners that founded Anthill; Anthony Filberti, David Low, and Webster Marquez who met while working at Williams Selyem and the staff working the process in the cellar. — 5 years ago

Ryan Mayes

9.1

Have had this same wine twice before. 5 years ago, it was one of the best wines I had at the time - was drinking beautifully. 1-2 years ago, was very nice but not as impressionable. Last night, this was big, jammy, creamy, dark chocolately, velvety.... but didn't have the ripeness, focus, dark fruit core, or fresh spice I remember. Possibly corked? Where's @Marcus Marquez when you need him... — 7 years ago

with Alex and Rob

Jesus Ortiz

8.9

Another great tempranillo at an affordable price. Marquez is a medium bodied wine with dark fruit and earth nose and balanced spice hint. — 9 years ago

Dyann Panepinto

9.0

Not Carmenere it is a Carignan 100%
Dreadnaught Wine Class
Would be great with a Cassoulet# or lamb Marquez Sausage — 6 years ago

Rob Mayes

9.8

Wow! Thank you @Marcus Marquez HUGELY!!! This one is a 🦄. 🙏🙏🙏 — 7 years ago

with Marcus and Ryan

speedy duncan

9.0

Bone dry with cheese and marquez from marche this morning — 8 years ago

with Eli and Laura

Laurence S

9.0

2013. José Miguel Marquez. Slightly cloudy, slightly oxidized. Delicious, balanced. — 9 years ago