Sipping Fine Wine

9.4

Bright Ruby color, purple edges, with aromas of ripe fruits, floral and complex spice, vineyard planted in 1991. On the palate concentrated flavors of blueberry, strawberry and cherry with citrus, herbs, vanilla and oak, aged on French oak, soft tannins on well balanced structure. Full body, rich long finish, ending with ripe fruit, vanilla, floral and oaky tones. Very Nice! Will age a bit! — 7 days ago

Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.1

Pretty and robust. All at the same time. Well made. — a month ago

Bosco

9.7

1991 notas de ahumado cítrico cereza — a month ago

William

9.1

A good rioja kind of expensive $45 — a month ago

Ron Siegel

9.5

Great showing for this wine. This had a perfumed nose of dark cherry, berry, cassis with olives, mineral, lavender, under brush, spice box & violets, — 19 days ago

Jess

8.9

Medium-deep ruby-garnet color.
Aromas of dried cherry, leather, tobacco, peppercorn.
Dry. Flavors of leather, tobacco, roasted herbs, roasted red bell pepper. Rich, chewy tannins.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 4/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — 4 days ago

Jay Kline

9.1

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of three days. Consistently enjoyable throughout, but best after several hours of air and through Day 3. The wine pours, a deep garnet color with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. No signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with expressive notes of ripe and dried cherry, plums, toasted coconut, fresh dill, cedar chest, and soft baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose however, the fruit is much more tart. The finish is long and tangy. A textbook example of old-school Rioja. Lovely. Drink now with patience and through 2036. — a month ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

One of Sofia’s favorite producers, if not her favorite.

Another property we visited & enjoyed over the years.

Happy 17th anniversary Sofia. ❤️ — an hour ago

Joe Lyons

9.2

Ripe raspberries, cherries, great earth tones, good tannins, still has many years IMO… lovely wine now and better later IMO — 17 days ago

with Michelle

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

Vintage 2015 | vanilla, spicyness, oxidative, walnut, fresh, well balanced | with sardines, mussel, buckthorn berry | at Hofstede de Bkaak Tilburg — a month ago