Alex Powell

9.0

Real expressive blackberries, violets and pepper nose, so intense...a tannic youngster on the palate, but great concentration and oak integration, a little heat and lower acid detracts but a solid hedonists wine. 2008 vintage. — 11 years ago

Eric Wilson

9.3

Tobacco and vanilla. Pretty sharp. Drinkable now. Real nice. — 11 years ago

Chi Gao

9.5

2001 Rioja 这瓶酒是误开的，当天没有时间喝，就把瓶塞盖回去。 两天后喝，它充满香草，咖啡，李子，樱桃，皮革，麝香，惊讶它几乎像黑皮诺，只是颜色略微深一些。口感圆润，花果，橡木，单宁酸度都已经融合一起，有八角，黑胡椒，大吉岭红茶的底蕴。不愧为西班牙的骄傲。以性价比来说真的是值得。 喝它的时候我想到了香港的“腐乳通菜”（空心菜），和台湾的牛肉面。 — 12 years ago

Adam Crane

9.3

The hype is for real! This is damn good. #chianticlassico — 11 years ago

Julie Glover

9.3

Dried cherries, craisins, sweet wood, sage, cigar box. Medium plus acid and tannin. Excellent now but shows real promise for aging. — 11 years ago

Jez Sm

9.3

Lovely with carbonara. — 12 years ago

zekun shuai

9.1

A great value at 20 US dollars. Brick-red, pronounced nose with a spectrum of red fruit and black cherry, leather, tobacco and truffles. Caramel and moss are very pronounced too. It may have passed its peak but nevertheless, it is still a pleasant Gran Reserva that is complicated and not tired at all. In the mouth, suave tannin with very accessible acidity, fruit, truffles and leather are displayed with a pretty lengthy finish on animal fur and caramel. This wine should be enjoyed the moment that it is accessible and without decantation, the fruit and finish will go down rapidly after an hour's decanting with more account of notice on alcohol. 87points. Tasted in Beijing, 22th Oct. 2013. — 12 years ago

Alex Powell

9.3

The white star of the evening, despite having a subdued nose of prickling minerality, lemon zest diesel kumquat and spice. Not going to be a real long-lived vintage, but may probably show even better in 5 years. Palate was explosive and concentrated to the point of pain, layered with fresh spicy kumquat. A lighter color than usual due to solitary old barrel use in this one, a bit lighter in body but by no means less potent. Outstanding blanc! 1991 vintage. — 11 years ago

Scott Reiner

9.6

Fire woman! Brilliant. No cheap caramel here. The real deal. — 11 years ago

Tom Dare

10

Uco Valley charmer from the Brothers, age or drink today. The real deal of cab / Malbec / merlot / cab franc blends that put Bordeaux on the map. — 12 years ago