Bodegas y Viñedos Vega Sicilia

Pintia Toro Tempranillo 2017

9.1

Poured into a decanter 30min prior to service and enjoyed over the course of a couple of hours. The 2017 pours a deep ruby/purple color with an opaque core; medium+ viscosity with significant staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of ripe and tart black and red fruit: mixed brambles, plum, black cherry pie with slightly burnt crust, cocoa, dried herbs and baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and the texture is plush. The 15% is remarkably well hidden. This is one of those wines for me where I go, “How’d they do that?” But then I shouldn’t be all that surprised, this is Vega Sicilia we’re talking about. Drink now with at least a 30min decant and through 2032-ish? — a month ago

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Quinta do Vale Meão

Tinto Douro Touriga Nacional Blend 2013

Raul Puga

9.2

Very nice. — a month ago

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Concha y Toro

Reserva Casillero del Diablo Cabernet Sauvignon

Lauren Wood

9.0

A foolproof supermarket wine. Really delicious, especially seeing as so many bottles of this are made! Very nice. — a month ago

Bodegas Alejandro Fernández

Tinto Pesquera Crianza Ribera del Duero Tempranillo 1989

Doug Powers

9.2

Medium-dark color with some bricking, this is more backward and less evolved than the 1990 side-by-side, showing dark fruits, some Brett, but some tannic structure as well, lacks that sweet American note of the 1990, long, lingering finish, and I’d guess another 3-5 years of further improvement.

I really adore these early Pesquera Crianza (the regular cuvée, the Gran Reserva was always too much of an oak show for my palate), a wonderful find a few weeks ago while doing some cellar rearranging!! — 11 days ago