Walter Fahr

9.1

Nicely balanced Rioja.with deep ruby color and medium body. Paired with pork sausage and turkey gumbo, it was a perfect match, especially with the sausage. Drank in January 2025 At 6 years old it had aged well! — 8 days ago

Heather Rostker

9.1

And the final for the evening. An excellent crianza. — 2 months ago

with Dave

Panamá Vibes

9.0

Slight fruity smell and a great taste, not sweet but not dry. In my opinion a well balanced red wine to accompany any moment. — 5 months ago

Tom Casagrande

9.0

Another big boi from this producer. Obviously uses at least a significant proportion of partially dried grapes. Fairly saturated color. Nose is rather subdued, reluctantly giving up scents of leather, underbrush, crushed rock, and dark cherry underneath all of that non-fruit stuff. In the mouth, it’s big, with initial slightly bitter, extracted notes. Tannic. Dissimilar from straight Valpos in its size and austerity. Dissimilar from Ripasso-style Valpos in that the fruit is not especially ripe or sweetish. It will go well with our stuffed shells in red sauce, but is a little challenging on its own. It occurs to me that this might fit in well in a tasting of 2017s from the left bank in Bordeaux. In other words, very atypical for a Valpo. Still, it’s pretty good, as long as you don’t harbor any expectations of typicity.

UPDATE: two nights later (using a vacuum closure), this has actually improved. Kind of amazing for a Valpo of this age. The fruit has moved closer to front-and-center, and it seem a bit more Calpo-like, though it’s still pretty large-framed. Upping score from 8.8 to 9.0. — 4 days ago

Juan Pablo Perez

8.9

Nariz: mora, arandano, ciruela, eucalipto, vainilla

Boca: Tanino M+, Acidez M/M+, alcohol M/M+ — 3 months ago

Mark Mannebach

9.0

Some light red fruit like cranberry up front. Light tannins, wet stone finish — 5 months ago

Juan Pablo Perez

9.0

Nariz: arandano, mora, eucalipto, ciruela, cassis y algo de pimiento verde

Boca: Tanino M, Acidez M, Alcohol M/M+

Bueno evolucion de la ultima vez. Tambien bueno por precio. — 8 days ago

Roxie V

10

Perfect chilled red from Sardinia at bonafini — a month ago

Some Dude

9.0

What a winner! Fresh and lonely and such a clean mineral finish! Paired it with a beer, carrot and pomegranate salad, and also with shrimp and grits. Worked great with both. — 4 months ago

Daniel M

9.0

No notes, aperitive pour by the pool at friends. Crushed rocks, zippo lighter scents on the nose. Some peary and lemony notes too. Great acid drive carrying the wine very far. Pear and lemon. Minerally through and through. Great stuff for about 11 eur retail price here in France. It's a steal! — 5 months ago