Ivor

9.1

Great wine combining southern burgundy richness, use of luxurious oak, great acidity and low alc levels. Wonder how this ages.. Tx @Jan A for pointing this one out!. — 7 months ago

Ebi Obaidi

10

10 is all i can say — 2 years ago

Joy Hammons

9.7

Excellent! It took very little time to breathe which was unexpected for a 2011. We will be buying more of this if we can find it. — 2 years ago

Oscar Karlsson

9.0

Det hör vinet gjorde mig rätt entusiastisk! Något helt annat än petit chablis på monopolets hyllor. Bra syra, ren frukt, tydlig mineralitet, typisk för ursprunget, och fin längd. — 6 years ago

Tracy Hall

9.6

The nose and flavors in the mouth are more refined than the Brut, it’s subtle but obvious, making this more creamy with a longer finish. Vintages 2014/2015. Disgorged sept 17, 2018. TBL — 6 years ago

Erik Petersen

9.0

Bright, structured, green apple and perfume, tart. Enjoyed it - sense it will hold well over time. August 2018. — 8 years ago

Nycole Kelly

8.9

A really nice, well balanced white. Kind of reminds me of Caymus Conundrum — 9 years ago

Liz McNeal

9.5

Smokey nice with Ribeye — 10 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.3

That nose!!! — 10 years ago

PS Michaels

9.0

2009. Fruit forward. Young and elegant. Great value. — 12 years ago

Kirsta Grauberger

9.2

26.99. Nice acid base. Good stuff. — 13 years ago

Autumn Anderson

9.4

2017, disgorged 2/10/2023 — 8 months ago

Roberto Carli

9.3

Great bang for the buck. Yeasty savory bread, macerated peach, overripe/candied pineapple, and a long creamy mouthfeel with fine perlage. An expressive ripe style that is very well executed for the price point  — a year ago

Brendan Baker

9.2

Strawberries and cranberry, orange and citrus peel, damp earth, vinous 🥰 — 4 years ago

Eoin Danaher

9.0

Stephens day tipple... Beautiful — 6 years ago

Peter Coulthard

8.9

Waitrose. Liked it. Fruity raisin taste after double aerating. Slightly drying aspect on the palate. Decent — 6 years ago

Natalie Griffin

9.4

Great champagne blend with sharp bubbles and toasted caramel notes. Some green apple. Excellent especially at $25. — 7 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

Big wafting nose. Honeysuckle, guava, even some plantains. Mineral with some granite as well peeking through and way way floral. Almost a floral paste. Hint of wood. So killer. So pure. Sick classic Billon Condrieu nose. Palate is classic Billon and not gloppy and floppy but has energy and intensity while also showcasing the exotic side of Condrieu. Shows amazing persistence and great dramatic minerals on the finish. Excellent. — 8 years ago

Paul Lewis

9.5

A fantastic wine , amazing nose and good palate. Best paired with a oven baked dorado from Ligurian sea. — 10 years ago

Angel Martinez

Brand ambassador GHMumm Spain, Wine reviewer www.theluxury.es"

9.1

Un infanticidio terrible. El próximo dentro de 20 años. — 11 years ago

Matt Bernstein

9.8

Oh wow. To share or not to share... — 12 years ago

with Lyle

Freddy R. Troya

9.0

Barón de Ley – Varietales Tempranillo – 2014
Rioja DOCa – Spain 🇪🇸

Overview
A 100% Tempranillo from Rioja’s esteemed Barón de Ley Varietales Collection, crafted to highlight the noble face of the region’s flagship grape. Although structured in a crianza style with a projected drinking window of 10–12 years, opening it in 2025 revealed the wine perched right on the twilight edge of maturity. This is bottle #04400, now showing the soulful evolution that Rioja Tempranillo is famed for.

Aromas & Flavors
Initially faint cherry fruit, now firmly in the tertiary spectrum: leather satchel, dried rosemary, forest floor, and faint cigar box. Gentle hints of balsamic and dried fig linger in the background.

Mouthfeel
Medium-bodied with softened, polymerized tannins. Acidity remains fresh enough to carry the wine, but fruit presence has largely faded, leaving savory and earthy notes to dominate.

Food Pairings
A fine match for aged Manchego cheese, braised lamb shank, mushroom-stuffed peppers, or even a rustic stew where earthy and herbal notes harmonize.

Verdict
This Tempranillo no longer plays its youthful cherry trumpet but rather resonates like the old violin sound of Rioja—mellow, textured, and contemplative. A fascinating study in maturity, best enjoyed with reflection rather than exuberance.

Did You Know?
Rioja wines are often classified not just by grape but by aging designations (Crianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva). This bottle leaned into crianza timing, showing beautifully at first but demonstrating how Tempranillo gracefully transitions from fruit-driven vibrancy to complex tertiary elegance. — 9 months ago

Tracy Hall

9.4

The aromas are tropical lemon blossoms and being on a pebble beach. Lemon custard and the hint of pineapple (including that feeling on your tongue that pineapple gives you - in a very light good way) round finish. Vintages 2014/2015. Disgorged 1/6/2018. TBL — 5 years ago

Damon Lee Carter

9.0

Lovely soft flavours with rich grape overtones — 6 years ago

Ryan Foxley

9.3

This 2016 was gifted to me at a meal I was hosting. Beautifully presented bottle and a Very pleasant, well balanced wine with great aromas. This paired really well with roasted beef. — 7 years ago

Lyn Farmer

9.1

Pale lemon with a hint of green. Aromas of peach, apple, pear and Christmas spice. Nectarine, Lennon and orange emerge with Lovely minerality on a Long finish — 8 years ago

Renee Chevalier

10

Thank you for sharing this great wine Martin Rivard — 9 years ago

Rachel Knight

9.1

Pretty classic Chablis — 10 years ago

with Brad

Annette Franklin

9.4

Great again from Loire region. — 11 years ago

Peter Hunken

9.2

Yum Chablis, yum. — 12 years ago