Mark S.

9.0

Firstly feel natural. Then, pear rich high viscosity. Special. Focused native grape. Bodegas y Viñedos Verum Ulterior Parcella No 7 y 9 Albillo Real 18 @3000, Arome, 240205 — 2 years ago

Joakim J

9.5

Täyteläinen ja tamminen, loistava pihvin kanssa — 5 years ago

with Veera

Conrad Green

9.5

A fantastic nose. Deep blackberry, dark cherry, plum, mint, leather, blood and a touch of vanilla oak. On the palate this is velvety, intense, beautifully poised. Great fruit with lovely balance and real length. Exceptional. Vintages 90,94,96. — 5 years ago

with Bex and Major-General

Mark S.

9.0

Special oak flavor, real wood like. Elegant. 2 hours, showed concentration and TN flavor. @, , 190621 — 7 years ago

LM Segal

9.3

Back at Palma Real Reserve and another Pintia (‘10 this time). Better than the ‘12 last year, exotic nose leading a rich and full-bodied beast. Black cherry and Asian spice, smooth and loaded with fine tannins. Would score higher but started to fall apart somewhat after an hour - i’d PnP this if I owned it. But could be a storage issue... — 7 years ago

Rose’s Cafe

9.0

Great value! — 9 years ago

Mark S.

9.0

Elegant natural orange wine. A bit sweet sour grapefruit Bodegas y Viñedos Verum Ulterior Naranja Albillo Real Moravia Agria 22 @3000, Arome, 240205 — 2 years ago

Donald Williams

9.4

A real beauty, compared to the last one we drank, 2 years age. This was full of fresh fruit, even after 15 years. Exactly what we expect in a Ribera del Duero. — 4 years ago

with Bonnie

J Levenson

9.1

Upped my rating to a 9.1 based on quality to price. Give it a 30 min decant. “This wine contains 100% Tempranillo Peludo-a sub variety abandoned by many because if it’s low yield end and it’s one of the most memorable real Riojas we’ve had in quite some time.” - David Lynch, SommSelect — 6 years ago

Chris Haywood

8.9

Possibly overextracted for some but this is an excitingly fierce take on Mencia. Chalky thick tannin structure and the decade or so since bottling has brought out some minty and resinous notes - bit of intrigue. Because some might find it a tad brutal, and lacking in fruit for real aging potential, this dips below the nines. — 6 years ago

Adam Reinhard

9.5

Tannins stick firmly to ones teeth — 7 years ago

B

10

1985 Contina Reserva Rioja. Dinner w D&M H and B&K K at Woo. Drank after ‘82 Lopez and ‘82 Vina Real. Not quite as enjoyable as the first two. Nothing remarkable abt this one, but still delicious. — 8 years ago

Alexander Vadas

9.4

Great showing — 10 years ago

Ted

9.3

Reminds me of a Burgundy. Real good. Grapefruit, pear and lemon. A bit oily. Used my outdoor fridge to chill. 🥶 — 2 years ago

with Jeni

Roland Fleck

9.0

Haven’t tried the other years. But this is award winning for a reason. Needs a little time to breathe, great for a warm summers evening — 5 years ago

Jason Gallo-Gaffner

8.9

Very good for the price — 6 years ago

John Malcolm

9.5

Elegant, earthy, and fabulous. A real treat! — 6 years ago

David

9.3

Nice smooth rueda, — 7 years ago

Brock Janoff

9.5

Excellent rosé — 8 years ago

David Kline

9.3

Day 3: Heavy mushrooms framed by sage and cedar, with chamomile and pork fat. There is persimmon, nutmeg, dried grapes, tar, dark raisin bread, tobacco leaf, and poppy seed. This thing was an unwieldy wooden baton on Saturday night; a real leather daddy. It has since opened into a lumberjack in a leather tunic felling a large birch near a meadow of scorched wildflower. He’s sweating, and lightly peppered. Grilled apple, eel skin, dried black currant, dried roses, rawhide, marinated plum, and a tart persistence that is neither graphite, or smoke, but something similar with a dry-rubbed saline-sweetness in the mix. Delicious! Took forever, and I knew it was a bad idea to open so young, but we did it! #callejo #riberadeldueronothing #riberadelduero #NoSpainNoGain #spanishwines #spanishwine #FelixCallejo #bigredwines — 9 years ago

with Courtney