Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Deep Ruby with an elegant bouquet of ripe berry fruits, pepper spice with earthy tones, 100% ,Tempranillo, aged for 24 months in American and French oak. On the palate flavors of plum and jammy cherry, tobacco, oak, pepper spice, lively acidity. Fine chewy tannins, medium+ finish ending with fruit, oak, spice and an earthy character. Nice! — 2 years ago

Senator Tommelier

8.9

Booyea Rioja. Mucho libre red fruits, tannins and leather like yo mamma likes it — 4 years ago

Chris Grimm

9.2

The flavor profile is kind of like Cab Franc, with notes of dehydrated strawberry (like Special K red berries), mushroom, and a kiss of oak. Medium bodied. Wonderful acid, and still had some tannins. — 4 years ago

Tina Penman

9.7

Buttery. Soft finish. No acidic-y — 5 years ago

Evan Bienstock

9.2

Smokey chicken on the Green Egg and a 10yr old Rioja. This wine is big; everywhere. It needs time. But I’m 10 years it will be a-mazing. Terrific now. — 5 years ago

Dani Ruiz Sanchez

9.3

Grande. Cuerpo de hombre en un vino de 3 años. Muy intenso, rojo brillante con tonos oscuros. — 7 years ago

Paco Suro

9.1

This was really interesting. Floral. On skins for a year is what I think I heard. But light in color. — 7 years ago

Dutchbastard

8.9

Excellent wine — 3 years ago

Dani Ruiz Sanchez

9.2

Rojo teja. A tabaco, frutos negros.
Espectacular. — 4 years ago

Karen

8.9

Nice fruity Spanish wine had at book club dinner hosted at my house in May, from Sarah. — 4 years ago

Geoff Batchelor

9.0

Very nice, decant, rebuy at right price. — 5 years ago

Brett Rogosin

9.1

Very tasty. Sweet roses, vanilla, baked bread, and very ripe red fruit. I’d drink this daily...as long as it pairs well to food. I’m curious how this will develop with age. — 5 years ago

Paul T HB

9.4

Not your typical California or French Rose, but $14.00 on sale it works
Definitely will decant my 2nd bottling

Winery Notes,
Honorío Rubio is a Riojano white and rosé specialist. In a land best known for its incredibly age-worthy reds, among many die-hards out there it is undoubtedly the traditional whites which represent Rioja's finest and most original wines. We would add as well the barrel aged rosés, which are incredibly rare (Lopez de Heredia's has not been available for over 5 years, and we hear that they will finally have a little bit of the next release, 2008, in 2018!) Honorío makes an absolutely killer rosé, from some of his oldest Viura and Garnacha, briefly macerated and co-fermented, then aged 16 months in used barrels (which previously held his Lias Finas white wine). An inimitable, rich and bright, incredibly food friendly style of rosé. — 6 years ago

Bernat Jaume

9.4

Viña Pedrosa reserva 2018, edición Thyssen para Vinoseleccion. 100% Tempranillo. Nariz floral. Frutas rojas. — 3 years ago

with Ana

Isis Hockenos

10

September 2021, Bar Brutal, Barcelona, Spain (w/ Stan) — 4 years ago

with A

Jorge Pazos

9.0

Celler de Can Roca — 4 years ago

with Jordi

Greg Gratson

9.0

Wsj advent calendar. Good. — 5 years ago

Jeff Thompson

10

Absolutely wonderful. Nice vanilla bourbon on the nose. A gentle and easy sip while still feeling aged. Fruity as well. So wonderful. Great with Unami & Dijon Turkey burgers! — 5 years ago

Mindy Woytasczyk

9.0

Mild, dry, delicious...doesn't finish dry. Has some pep for an aftertaste. Love it! — 7 years ago

Alan Doughty

9.6

Gorgeous flavors of coconut, dark fruit, wild hebs, mushroom and floral notes. Medium bodied, fresh acidity perfectly integrated with the intensity of the fruit. — 7 years ago