Peter Sultan

9.2

If I remember right the solera used has wine much older than 15 yrs. thinking back this has a saline knife in its taste that could either taste hot or like a fine whiskey depending on your palate. New label btw. — 6 years ago

with Owen

Jason Sliwa

9.3

Robust, acidic, really great with cacio e pepe. — 7 years ago

with Vicki

Randy Fuller

9.1

The 2013 Bodega Classica Lopez de Haro Reserva is medium dark in the glass. The nose is aromatic with violets, cigars, ripe plums and earth. On the palate, we find big, dark fruit, oak spice and a meaty black olive note. Tannins are firm and the acidity is lively, so it's great to sip as well as have it with some steak. — 8 years ago

Kevin Gosa

9.1

Earthy, rusty, medium body, high tannins, old world-y — 8 years ago

Eric Heuer

9.0

Wonderfully easy to drink. Great white. — 8 years ago

Phelan Scherer

9.2

But this! $7 per glass, $19 per bottle — 10 years ago

Erin Thompson

9.5

Grassy, crisp,citrus, — 11 years ago

Jeremiah Allen

9.2

Bottle bouquet hasn't hit stride, only starting to take on honeycomb and truffle, still a pleasure to be blinded on Lopez! — 11 years ago

Juel Bell

9.5

Very fresh grassy taste — 11 years ago

Kaitlin Burek

9.1

Strong flowery, slightly sweet — 13 years ago

Byron Fuller

9.0

Fun and superb QPR. Alas! Colares! — 6 years ago

Evelyn Fleisher

9.0

Really flavorful white wine — 7 years ago

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9.7

The 1990 Cristal is remarkable. Polished, nuanced and light on its feet, the 1990 is all class. Citrus, orchard fruit and floral notes are wonderfully lifted throughout. A slight reductive note adds character on the finely knit finish. I can’t think of a better way to start this tasting. Simply put, the 1990 is a total rock star. Moreover, it is much more delicate than most wines from this ripe vintage. Amazingly, the 1990 tastes like it is still not ready! “Nineteen ninety was my second vintage here,” says Chef de Caves Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon. “It was ideal. The fruit was just perfect. We blocked the malolactic fermentation completely and only fermented 6-7% of our lots in oak, as opposed to the more typical 20%, in order to preserve as much freshness as possible. The wine was made by my predecessor, Michel Pansu, but I was learning. This was the first year I started working with oxygen by reducing sulfites in vinification to pre-oxidize the Chardonnay musts, as I do know, which allows me to get rid of all the unstable, oxidative compounds. With Pinot, on the other hand, you need a little bit of sulfur at crush or you lose the brilliant fruit. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, December 2018) — 8 years ago

David D

9.2

Lots of tar and good acidity, soft tannins. Tobacco, dried roses, a little black pepper. Good chilled and opened up nicely during dinner. — 8 years ago

Rachael Klensch

10

Crisp and delicious! Citrus notes, nice and dry. Perfect summer wine with seafood from the grill. — 9 years ago

Paul Cunningham

Blogger iheartaustria.com

9.2

This is my kind of wine! — 10 years ago

Nick Mallon

8.9

Funky nose, very much manure but then the flavors are completely different. Great for $25 — 11 years ago

Alex Jump

10

1954 R. Lopez Tempranillo. — 11 years ago

Fabien Lainé

Blogger VinDeling.com

9.2

White - Another fantastic wine from Lopez de Heredia, aged for six years in barrel a wonderful vintage that aged greatly, light waxy and oxydation notes - always happy to get this great classics from one of the best traditional producer of Rioja :) — 12 years ago

Damon Levy

Director/Importer Vine Connections

9.2

2011 Amayna SB... Pleasurable. — 13 years ago

Nic Anderson

9.0

Deep purple colors in the glass. Heavy cab with blueberry, vanilla, and tasting notes of earth. Very yummy cab and went perfectly with pot roast. — 7 years ago

Richard Peers

9.2

This is an exceptional Sauvignon Blanc. It is a cool climate wine, more similar to a Sancerre than a new world SB. It knocked my socks off. — 7 years ago

Conrad Woodard

10

Deliciously flavorful! — 8 years ago

Riddley Walker

9.0

Свекла, красная слива, брусника, сухая черника, вишневая косточка, чёрный перец, марганцовка, крошеный камень, легкая солоноватость во вкусе. Средне-легкое тело с хорошим напряжением, активной, но не слишком нервной кислотностью и мягким танином. Собранно и подтянуто, с нетяжёлой, естественной концентрацией. Вначале фрукт сух и неярок, подчинён минеральной структуре, при аэрации и нагревании вырастает в объёме, но не доминирует. Естественно, неглупо и с характером. — 8 years ago

with Rin and Andrey

Patrick Schultz

9.5

Holy $hit! Never knew Lopez de Heredia made a rose! Life is good! — 8 years ago

Matt Ryan

9.2

Yeah Lopez!! — 10 years ago

Joe Corsini

8.9

A bit on the pricey side for Rossese, but really good. — 10 years ago

with Elizabeth

Florrie Hendrix

10

Florrie had this 11 years ago

Patricia Yoshikawa

8.9

Com o Pedrao, Rapha, fe , Lu e Luizao — 11 years ago

Christopher Johnson

10

There was so much life still in this bottle. Incredibly fresh for a nearly 60 year old wine! — 12 years ago

with Skurnik