Alan Johnston

8.9

3.2. A nice Rioja, but a little dull. Perhaps 2018 was not such a good year. On sale for ‘$18.99. — a month ago

John Malcolm

9.5

Silky smooth tannins. Dark cherries, plum, cedar, and smoke. Full-bodied. Delicious! — a month ago

Zoey

9.2

It is like a tango — 2 months ago

Theodore Krijnse Locker

9.6

So smooth. Dark fruit. Bold, low tannins. Delicious. — 2 months ago

Mimi Sirakova

9.0

Blueberry and blackberry taste, leather aroma, very smooth — 3 months ago

Jose Lorenzo

8.9

Great everyday — 4 months ago

K L

8.9

Costco rioja. Good. Would get again. Maybe not as good as some of the others but still good. Dry. A little fruity. — 5 months ago

with Matt

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2014 vintage. Wowzer nose. Medium body. Full concentration during the performance. The rusticity/authenticity came through immediately. Wasn’t looking for (Spanish) love early on a Wednesday afternoon but it found me. Nice now but better after a 10-spot. 11.6.24. — 6 months ago

Ming L

9.1

Early picking for the ‘17 vintage, and it shows with fresh acidity lifting the well extracted black fruits. Still quite primary at year 7.
Very good value for a Gran Reserva. — 7 months ago

Renita Millar

10

Dry but Really good flavour and body! — 6 years ago

with Caitlin

Phil Davis

9.2

Excellent wine. — 7 years ago

Mel

9.0

Soft and fruity with balanced tannins. Maybe softer than preferred to pair with pizza, but quite good anyway on its own — a month ago

John Bratincevic

9.1

Good stuff, embodies the style. — a month ago

Javier Torres

9.5

Fuerte y con mucho cuerpo y dulzón a la vez 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 — 2 months ago

Kerry McMahon

10

2020 - best wine that I can remember. Smooth and full of flavor. The perfect balance. — 2 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.3

Medium copper salmon colour . Slightly waxy dried orange , spiced wild strawberry , touch of resin , sea salt . On the palate this has more fruit , with touches of orange , spiced dried strawberry , roasted nuts, saline seaside hints , balanced acidity and elegant , refined personality. Intense and long , this is probably showing better and more complete than the 2011 I had a few weeks ago . Just starting to get going , but still with a long life ahead. From now and over the next 5 to 10 years perhaps . — 3 months ago

Victor Charcan

9.4

Great wine in a great vintage. Dark fruit, well handled oak, plums and cherries, great acidity and fine tannins and length — 4 months ago

Donald Williams

9.4

Perfect with pork and clams and chorizo. — 5 months ago

with Bonnie

James Everhart

9.4

2015 Vintage drinking beautifully in late 2024. Very smooth with expressive red and dark fruit for only $25. — 7 months ago

Kenneth Kramme

9.2

Nice flavours of red berry and oak. — 8 months ago

John Busby

9.0

Beautiful salmon color in the glass, spring flowers on the nose, paired perfectly with charcuterie & pintxos at Coqueta, with just enough acidic muscle to stand up to the food. — 6 years ago

Nina DeMarco

9.9

Fantastic!! — 11 years ago

Zach D

9.5

A unique wine. Vibrant golden hue, reductive aroma combined with a variety of ripe orchard fruits, saline breeze, pineapple, wet stone. Palate with high acidity, a lingering tannic grip, stony minerality, apple, pear, fresh almonds. I drink the current vintage (which happens to be 2012 this year) with my wife once per year, and have for the last 5 years. Nostalgic. — a month ago

Freddy R. Troya

9.1

Perhaps, this is one of the most approachable vintages (2016) for this wine. A very clean, an uplifting red, it also has an enticing ruby color transitioning to maroon. Amps up on the nose with a solid complexity and elegancy. Since this is Grand Reserva, it spends a minimum of 24 months on American and French oak. I can be fruity and with some spicy notes. On the palate, it’s elegant, hints of vanilla and sweet toasted. Elongated and silky finish. Already cruising its peak time. Drink now! — 2 months ago

Becky Chidester

9.2

Really good Reserva — 3 months ago

Brian Hearty

9.3

2015. Wasn’t sure what to pair with this delicious Filipino rice dish with longanisa, chicken, and cumin crab fat butter (likely a wide range of whites, rosés, and lighter reds would work well), but I wanted to try this Spanish Crianza and it was wonderful! The fruit flavors were enough to complement the sweet sausage and the smooth tannins cut through the richness without intensifying the spice. — 4 months ago

Henry Fuseler

9.0

12/2024. Dry and full of flavor. Dark in color and nice on the palate. — 4 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.3

Boda andrea david javier ceesar fran — 6 months ago

Peter Coulthard

9.2

Waitrose. Excellent, well rounded Rioja. — 7 months ago

Roberto Carli

9.7

what an outstanding experience and without question one of the best wines of the year for me. This is a world class business card of what American oak can do at its best. It starts with a powerful yet elegant knows of dusty cherry, old licorice but mostly gives way to inebriating feeling of grandma‘s old spice cabinet. Something in the nose already tells you that fine fine tans are waiting for you, but the palate is overwhelmingly silky smoothness, possibly the highest combination of intense-yet-silky tannins you can find anywhere, with bright acidity and medium to light body that makes the whole thing dance. I decided to check the producer website and they recommend pairing it with cod with sauce. Luck would have it that I randomly was eating pasta filled with salt cod and tomato sauce. The pairing works well as it further rejuvenates the wine, but I would say it shines at its brightest just by itself, letting those tannins tell the story without any need to curb them down. I’m drinking from Coravin meaning I cannot decant the wine, but even the sediment tastes good. Just like those people who brag about buying burgundy in the 70s, I feel like once the ebbs and flows of trends will shift I will be bragging about buying a 26-year-old monte real gran reserva, kept 24 years at the winery, for 60 bucks, which in San Francisco wouldn’t even pay for the cost of storage  — 9 months ago