Daniel M

9.0

R. Lopez de Heredia, Viña Cubillo, Rioja Crianza 2017
This is one of the many bottles we brought back in the trunk of our car from Spain and France after our summer stay over there. The nose shows dark berries, prune, meat juice, autumn forest soil after rain, oak. This is rather complex and layered. The palate is very well made and defined. There is a good acid drive, some nice dark berries and dark cherry notes all along, some width, some spices, a good tannic wall in the rear, disturbing ever so slighlty the mouthfeel by leaving a grippy, drying layer over a long, fruity, spicy finish which goes on for quite a while. The meat juice note that was showing in the nose makes a come back in the very end, adding a savoury, umami touch which is pretty nice, I must say. It's not at the level of the viña tondonia 2011 I tasted a while ago (and it costs only a fraction of the price) but it's very good Rioja Crianza in its own right. Not in-your-face, fresh and balanced winemaking style. Great effort !
90 out of 100 — 8 days ago

GaryWEdwards

9.3

Mocha , cherry lusciousness. Lovely jam from this boutique producer — 4 years ago

Heriberto Silva

8.9

Bright citrus, green apple, brioche, lemon, high acid — 5 years ago

Tracy Hall

9.2

Bosc pear and apple nose. Lemon curd and super fine bubbles to mid palate then fades nicely. WHW — 5 years ago

Joe Fischer

9.2

Beautiful salmon color, rose for the nose, and strawberry for the buds. Excellent!!! — 6 years ago

Vijay Parikh

8.9

VA! Flaw! — 7 years ago

Max Reichwage

9.5

Silky, plush, spicy, lots of dry extract, super good — 7 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.0

Call me old school I still love #supertuscan wines — 3 months ago

"Odedi"

9.1

Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.

Fruity nose and full in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with cherries, raspberries, cooked plums, chocolates, light wood, herbs, earth and peppercorn.

Long finish with grippy tannins and tart cherries.

This is a very tasty Cabernet Sauvignon based blend from Walla Walla Valley. Rich and in your face kind of wine. Fruit forward and extracted.

This Single Vineyard Bordeaux blend is complex, tangy and interesting. Feels very young, and needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly.

I had the 2015 vintage not too long ago, and it was drinking beautifully. Will continue to age nicely in the next 10 to 15 years, and showing good potential to become a 94 point wine.

A good sipping wine, that would also pair nicely with food.

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Aged in (57% new) French Oak barrels for 22 months.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$120. — 10 months ago

David Lee

9.0

In your face cab franc with earth, bitter fruit and serious acid. Would hold a few years. — 5 years ago

Tom Garland

9.1

2 hour decant (decent chunky/cloudy sediment). A purplish dark magenta color. On the nose: in your face aromas of plum, leather, cedar, currants, floral, mint and smoke. Taste: a smooth, dry, elegant, nicely balanced wine with black fruit, minerals, graphite, black pepper,, and a smokey herb long finish. Give it a few more years to come around, has potential. — 5 years ago

with Brenda

Fredybeans

9.0

Jaune clair
Nez fleur blanche lys herbe coupée
Bouche ample ronde puis acidité vive et côté cristallin
Finale minérale — 6 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.2

Nose is Smokey but it blows off in 30 minutes. Becomes more mineral. Dark rocks. Palate. Mos def a sucking on a rock thing. Maybe some deep apricots. Very mineral. Good acidic balance but not in your face acidic. Salty. Almost savory Very dense. Rich but rocky rich.

15 was an odd year but I’m glad I’m drinking this.

Bought from fass selections @p — 7 years ago

Steve Mitchell

9.4

Lookout Tree 2018 is tasting very nice today. Paired with a steak and salad and very pleased with this wine. — 5 months ago

Mark S.

9.0

8 years vintage. Concentrated and smooth. Black fruits. CP quite good!
La Volte 16 @1235, Xiaduo - P Vino, 240723,90 — 2 years ago

Kevin Mullally

9.0

Like a nice hard apple cider. Little yeasty/brioche — 4 years ago

Tom Penney

9.0

Yea, ok. Nice face, just can't get out of bed! — 5 years ago

Fredybeans

9.2

Jaune clair
Nez gourmand, poire
Bouche fraîche et tendue finale savoureuse
Bel équilibre — 5 years ago

Tom Wildenhaus

8.9

Young and vegetal but strong red and black fruit. All of the wine is in the front and in you face. Should have decanted long or waited 5 years. — 6 years ago

Shay A

9.3

Wednesday Wine Committee hosted by Dan. 1 sparkler, 3 whites, 4 reds and 1 dessert wine. Tasted blind as usual.

Drinking wonderfully. Full fruit at this stage without it being in your face. Plum, blackberry, and currant. Soft and dense in the mid palate. Tart black cherry work herbal notes on the finish. Just beginning to channel secondary notes. I guessed right bank Bordeaux from early 2000s. — 7 years ago

with Jeff and Dan