Peter Sultan

9.1

For a nearly 40 yro Rioja so fresh & vibrant. High pitch notes of mixed red fruit and vanilla on palate. Still snap of acidity to close out finish. Interesting to compare to the younger Lopez Tondonia from night before-not as deep? Drank by the river Jan Kill at the end of a good hike. — 6 years ago

with Paul and Owen

C W

9.0

Great with Chilli — 7 years ago

Joe Paradise

9.2

Knew nothing about this wine when i bought it and, honestly cant find much about it, at least not in english. Bordeaux meets Rioja in this wild catalan blend of cab, garnacha, tempranillo, and merlot. Dried cherries and plum, leather, briny black olive, and thyme. Full body and rich not grippy tannin. Definitely want to learn more about this DO. — 8 years ago

Neil Elman

9.1

Like the depth of this Malbec. Nice Balance — 9 years ago

B

9.5

1968 R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Condonia Rioja. Drank for family dinner in Napa. We decanted just before white wine was served. At first drank like a beautiful burgundy- raisiny, sweet, with a smooth finish. Unfortunately, the wine petered out a little quickly. Thankfully, we had the 2001 Casanova di Neri Brunello. — 9 years ago

Christine Havens

9.2

La Rioja Alta is but a stone's throw from my other favorite Rioja producer, Lopez de Heredia. The pedigree of the 2005 Reserva Viña Ardanza is evidenced by layered, complex aromatics—leather, terracotta roof tiles, plums and sun-baked figs, Madagascar vanilla bean and a lofty top note of char. In the mouth, it's medium bodied, but no less intense, and varied, with red cherries giving way to black peppercorn and green notes of dill, celeriac and dried rosemary. Perhaps even dark chocolate shavings. — 10 years ago

Tom Dare

10

Drinking 2003, probably the hardest white to find in Portugal. Similar to Lopez de Heredia, this white will age well over the next 3-4 decades. — 10 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 :) — 10 years ago

Chris A

9.5

Very good Spanish red..fruity, well bodied with a nice calm palette — 11 years ago

Mary T

9.0

Vin à 12,65...très bon — 12 years ago

John Hagood

9.1

Bought 2014 from Domestique on 1/28/19 per recommendation in lieu of Catalan grapes. $25. Drank 1/30/19. Acid and tannin galore. Splendid fruit at front and back. Lean not sweet. Astringent. Lower alcohol means structure just a bit off. Ruby red with black meniscus. Again on 4/11/19 with Ron & Jenny. Even better. With chilie. — 6 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.0

13 June 2018. Vine Wine, Brooklyn, NY. — 7 years ago

Danny Owens

9.2

Tight complex needs a bit of air, very good quality. At Randy's on a Wednesday evening. — 8 years ago

Scott Arnold

9.1

Really excellent dry white with good structure and complexity. Lemon, earth, minerality, crisp and satisfying on it own or with food. 2015 vintage. — 8 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.4

Im a Lopez/Rio Alta (w dips into CVNE) guy, so this was unexplored territory into mid/high end Rioja. All seamless, plush mouthfeel, rich rich rich black cherries, w enough acidic undertow to keep it fresh & reaching for next glass. Had after food so would love to taste with-bet its transformed. My home base is still Rio Alta & LopeZ though — 9 years ago

with Owen and Paul

GiaPet

10

It has a bite to it when you first try it out of the bottle. Let it breath and the taste changes. Bitter (has that bite) at first but then becomes sweet. Over-all, happy smiles for me!! Love Navarro-Lopez wines, yummy!!! — 9 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! — 10 years ago

Lino Nascimento

8.9

Blend maravilhoso. Experimente já! — 10 years ago

Kate Morin

9.1

Tasty, wine at saq price in this resto! — 11 years ago

Ed Grajales

9.7

Hints of black cherry and currants, deep oak aroma great with BBQ meats — 12 years ago

T. Coleman

9.0

Enjoyed the full bodied, tannic, dry everyday wine — 6 years ago

Patrick Schultz

9.5

Holy $hit! Never knew Lopez de Heredia made a rose! Life is good! — 7 years ago

Randy Fuller

9.2

This white Rioja wine - Viura and “other varieties” - shows a pale golden tint in the glass. The nose is beautiful. Citrus and tropical fruit abound, with a stony minerality laced into the fruit. On the palate, the acidity is extremely refreshing and the flavors of tangerines and lemons are again presented in mineral fashion. The finish is lengthy and the tropical fruit seems to last the longest. — 8 years ago

Gregory Marchini

9.2

Vegetal, vanilla, bright, lively, delicious.
I love it!! 😎 — 8 years ago

Phelan Scherer

9.2

But this! $7 per glass, $19 per bottle — 9 years ago

Martin G Rivard

9.5

5th wine of the night., How lucky are we., Carlos Lopez de la Calle is friends with Anthony and showcased his wine e as well during our Edge Hill tasting. Incredible Tempranillo., very aromatic., spicy with great structure and silkiness. We popped & poured., the bottle would have been better if decanted for 4+ hours. Very young and still wound tight. However. Promises to be an incredible vintage! We did notice sone bottle variations. — 9 years ago

with Kirk, Cindy and 3 others

Alex Jump

10

1954 R. Lopez Tempranillo. — 10 years ago

Kar Goh

8.9

Very fruity, cherry flavour, little tannin, easy to drink, medium body. — 11 years ago

Jason Monahan

9.1

Another lovely old school Rioja. Their bodega is right across the street from Lopez Heredia but their wines are actually drinkable! — 11 years ago

Tobin Spratte

9.0

Luscious aroma of red berries and earth with subtle hints of spices. Acidic but clean on the palate with long, memorable finish. A true value Temperanillo. — 13 years ago