Tom Kohli

9.0

Medium body Rioja. Our selection from Spain for our 2024 Wine & Bourbon Tasting. Definitely my top Rioja to date. — 21 days ago

Richard Portes

9.4

18-. Very sophisticated wine. Smooth, deep, long. The epitome of serious Rioja. Not spectacular, but give me more. — 2 months ago

Jay Kline

9.0

Presented to me double-blind at Tasting Group. The wine is a deep ruby color with a slightly purple hue; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. No signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of black and red fruit: Ranier cherries and blackberries along with some dried earth, soft wood notes, some faint baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannins (that seem to build) and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+ and comes off a touch reserved in the end. Initial conclusions: this could be a Tempranillo, Sangiovese, Grenache-based blend or Bordeaux-blend from either Spain, Italy, France, the United States or Australia but the fruit doesn’t impress so I’m leaning away from the New World. I don’t get enough candied fruit to put me in the Southern Rhone and I think the oak treatment seems a bit liberal for that. And if this Sangiovese, I would be pissed. So I’m calling Tempranillo, from Spain, Rioja, Reserva, 2018. Daaaaang. I was close. Drink now with patience and enjoy through 2036.
— 2 months ago

Ray Roman

8.9

2017 vintage was solid. Great with charcuterie. For the price not a bad choice. — 5 months ago

Carlo Frediani

9.0

Light & Smooth would buy — 5 months ago

Anders Berglund

9.1

Mustigt och gott fylligt hög syra lagom strävt. — 6 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.2

A classic that doesn’t get old — a month ago

GaryWEdwards

9.6

Stunning Gran Reserva. In a league of it's own — a month ago

GaryWEdwards

9.5

This Marques de Murrieta Gran Reserva is temporanillo led blend cherry pie like taste and a long finish. Beautiful wine just entering a nice long drinking window. — 2 months ago

Dave Chambers

8.9

A bottle of Malbec to pair with Steak Frites tonight. — 3 months ago

with Heather

Freek Welter

9.7

Fantastic wine! — 4 months ago

David Walthall

8.9

Really enjoyed this. Smooth with balanced flavor and mouthfeel. — 5 months ago

Mark

9.1

For thanksgiving. From RumRunners. Bright. — 6 months ago

Jane Nuss

9.0

Plum, blackberry, cherry, vanilla, and tobacco on the nose. Earthy. Hint of smoke on the palate. Moderate acidity and smooth tannins.
— a month ago

Brada

9.3

For those who love Riojas, this is excellent. Tobacco, vanilla, and cherry are my favorites. — 2 months ago

Kelley Raymond

9.1

A lot of body and texture, with smooth tannin and not too dry — 2 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Deep Ruby with an elegant bouquet of ripe berry fruits, pepper spice with earthy tones, a traditional Rioja. 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. — 3 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.1

Quite deep ruby , with a wide garnet rim, quite young looking. Dried herbs , smoked meat , red cherry, violets , liquorice and antique furniture polish notes . On the palate quite round and rich, sweet red fruits , with that herbal tinge , those liquorice and charcuterie notes also evident . This in fact still shows well a day later , still quite full and rich , with red plum and black cherry notes . Quite good acidity , with quite gritty tannins, balanced alcohol . Decent length . This is very good now though no rush , mature but will continue to show well for a while longer , from now over the next 5 years . Another T Wright Wine choice … see my De Fieuzal 1994 note — 4 months ago

Marcello B

10

Merey Xmas 🤣 — 5 months ago

with Santiago

Pooneet K

9.2

Too young but still very nice with a 5h decant - suggest checking back in another 3-5 years. Tannins are very present, but the fruit and earth are very nice. Good acid too, especially for a hot vintage. — 6 months ago