Finca La Montesa

Monte Yerga Alfaro Rioja Red Blend

9.020 ratings
8.93 pro ratings
La Rioja, Spain
Red Blend
Game, Baking Spices, Duck, Goose, Potato, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Rice, Exotic Spices, Pasta, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Onion, Chicken, Pork, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Soft Cheese, Mushrooms, Tomato-Based, Turkey, Veal, Hard Cheese
Top Notes For
John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.1

Good, simple style. Gets better after being open for a few days, hence the rating.

Good, simple style. Gets better after being open for a few days, hence the rating.

Jan 7th, 2024
John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.2

High toned. Delicious.

High toned. Delicious.

Nov 23rd, 2023
"Odedi"

Reddish in color, and light to medium in body.

Dry on the palate with medium acidity.

Showing red currants, cherries, earth and black coffee.

Spicy finish with fine grained tannins and peppercorn.

A simple red Rioja.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

87 Points.

Reddish in color, and light to medium in body.

Dry on the palate with medium acidity.

Showing red currants, cherries, earth and black coffee.

Spicy finish with fine grained tannins and peppercorn.

A simple red Rioja.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

87 Points.

May 3rd, 2023
Konrad Ziegler

Still drinks really young

Still drinks really young

1 person found it helpfulDec 18th, 2022
Tree Kilpatrick

Pretty label, pretty color in the glass. Flavors are lighter. Lovely.

Pretty label, pretty color in the glass. Flavors are lighter. Lovely.

Mar 4th, 2024
Enrique

Rioja suave

Rioja suave

Jun 25th, 2023
Kendall Johnson

Vibrant, ripe berries with clippy tannins #capitalgrille

Vibrant, ripe berries with clippy tannins #capitalgrille

Jan 9th, 2023
Catherine Leith

Nice, versatile wine. No big tastes, but pairs well with lighter dishes (nothing spicy or super rich).

Nice, versatile wine. No big tastes, but pairs well with lighter dishes (nothing spicy or super rich).

Nov 27th, 2022
carlos

Muy rico

Muy rico

Feb 17th, 2022
Brent S

Brent had this 3 years ago

Brent had this 3 years ago

Mar 23rd, 2022