Ray Vanderhoff

8.9

Powerful and fruit forward Rioja. Bold purple color. Mostly Tempranillo with small amounts of Graciano (15%) and Maturana (5%). There are some notes of mushroom, dark chocolate, herbs and balsamic vinegar, but this wine is dominated by intense red berry fruit. Long finish and soft tannins. This one needs food. Revisited in October 2021. Notes above still apply but more floral (rose petals and violets) on the nose than last time I had this wine. Deep ruby color. Revisited again in February 2022. Even more floral than previous tastings. Revisited again in July 2023 out of a jeroboam. Beautifully fresh! Outstanding! — 5 years ago

Cory Consedine

9.2

Smooth, full, yummy! — 6 years ago

Emily Malm

9.0

Love it! Had it at the winery with food pairing! — 7 years ago

Jeremy Hollingsworth

9.0

Great Chianti, fruit and just enough spice. This is a great food wine. Nice and smooth too — 7 years ago

Michelle Beer

9.3

Delicious, surprisingly well balanced. Medium fruit, great with food. — 8 years ago

Andrew Holod

National Sales Grapes of Spain

9.4

You wish you could be drinking this wine at a bus stop! Manuel Manzaneque Mil Cepas vino de la teirra de Castilla 2014. Profound, intense red from a plot of 1000, 35 year old vines planted on sandy soils in eastern Mancha. Amazing w Cuban food and good company including the winemaker.
Disclaimer: I import it. — 8 years ago

with Javier

Michael Adelman

9.3

Still has so much more to go... medium body with signature leather, earth, and tobacco you would expect from a Gran Reserva but still nice fruit showing... you will appreciate it more as a food wine! — 9 years ago

"Odedi"

8.9

The Maximus Gran Reserva Malbec shows plums, cherries, raspberries, black currants, wood, vegetables, spices and black pepper.

Medium plus in body, smooth and elegant, with medium acidity and a tangy finish with soft tannins.

Better after an hour of airtime, but good right out of the bottle.

Nice by itself or with food. This six-year-old is drinking very nicely now. Very pleasant.

A blend of 80% Malbec, 10% Cabernet Franc and 10% Syrah. Aged in French Oak barrels for 18 months.


I paired it with cheeses and crackers.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

89 points. — 5 years ago

"Odedi"

8.9

Dark inky in color with a short, dirty brick rim.

Strong nose of black currants, cooked plums, oak, licorice, spices, coffee, pencil lead, cola, peppercorn, leather, bone fire smoke, dark chocolates and sweet candy.

Full bodied and soft with medium plus acidity and nice legs.

Dry on the palate with plums, cherries, strawberries, currants, wood, licorice, spices, dark chocolates, black pepper, graphite, peppercorn, leather, vegetables, tobacco and espresso.

Medium plus on the finish with fine grained tannins and tart raspberries.

This is a very nice Brazilian Cabernet Sauvignon blend. Feels like an old world wine.

This 8 year old has a nice mouthfeel, but not fully balanced. The mid palate is very tasty, until the ending, which is a bit too tart for my taste. I actually liked the nose better than the palate.

Needs 90 minutes to open up properly and remove the barnyard notes.

Paired very nicely with food.

Thank you Alex for sharing.

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Tannant. Aged in Oak barrels. A small production of only 4250 bottles. This blend was only produced in this 2011 vintage.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

89 points. — 5 years ago

Malcolm Trimble

9.3

This a full bodied wine. Great with food. Subsequent blends post 2014 use more Grenache and less Syrah and I did like as much. Great with food — 7 years ago

Gordon Walker

9.4

Classic Rioja, dry dusty tannins, dried fruit, slightly oxidized, beautiful wine that is amazing with food — 8 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.2

The color and flavors are indeed very "Intens." Bone dry, earthy, tart berries. Food friendly to the extreme. — 8 years ago

Ranea Hinds

9.1

Really great wine. Love it especially with food — 8 years ago

Kåre Krig

9.4

I'm getting green apple and I think some bread. Really nice both with food (slightly spicey pasta dish) and by itself. I will pick up another bottle. — 5 years ago

Sergio Schwarz

9.3

A touch of silk in the throat and a delight with spanish cheeses , pata negra ham, lomo and salami — 5 years ago

Steven Perlman

9.2

More classic cab heavy blend with great bite. Perfect for after our food — 6 years ago

Christian Gray

9.1

Aromas of jammy red fruit and oak spice drive the nose. Jaminess tends toward more dried characteristics on the palate - dried cherries and worn leather. Generous supple tannins. Can't wait to have with steak tonight - will undoubtedly be better alongside food. — 7 years ago

Kimberly Anderson

9.0

Sweet dark cherry on the nose. Very soft body with black fruit note. Great food wine — 7 years ago

with Chad

Narun P

9.0

100% Pedro Ximenez
Medium straw yellow.

Beautiful unique bouquet of roasted almond, sour dough, and cashew nut. Surprisingly fruity, citrus note (more lemon/lime than tangerine).

On the palate, this is a refreshing wine. Briny, zesty, and herbal.

It goes so well with all kinds of food. Real underrated food wine. Most importantly, I popped this bottle about 7 months ago and I am still drinking it today. Amazingly long lasting. 90. — 8 years ago

Sony

9.0

Smooth and definitely drinks like an expensive wine. Has a great nose and is velvety and complex. Goes well with rich italian food or on its own. Finishes crisp and very very dry. Love that. Could have been a 9.5 but due to $25 price it is a 9.00. — 9 years ago

with Neil