"Odedi"

8.9

A nice and easy drinking red wine from Rioja. Showing red fruits with light wood, spices, coffee, darkAsua Crianza 2016 Rioja chocolates, pencil lead and peppercorn.

Medium bodied with medium plus acidity.

Nicely balanced with mild complexity.

This 5 year old Crianza is very approachable now. Tangy and enjoyable by itself or with food.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

89 points.

$20. — 4 years ago

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9.0

The 2017 Bela, an entry-level 100% Tempranillo from the historic CVNE winery, is a tremendous value. It delivers loads of juicy cherry and dark fruit character, with sexy floral and spice notes and harmonious tannins that allow it to be enjoyed now. $18.00 (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, February 2020) — 6 years ago

MaJ CappS

9.6

Blown away.
Delightful herbal aromatics , and when paired with your favorite tonic, a kafir lime kind of thing cones out and really graces the tongue.
Hard to find outside of España. If you do, grab a few! A cult gin from Mahon in Menorca, Xoriguer is one of the only gins in the world (alongside Plymouth) to have a geographical indication, Gin de Menorca. Gin has been made on Menorca since the 18th century British occupation and Xoriguer commands a devoted following of happy travellers. Unusually, Xoriguer is made in wood-fired pot stills from distilled wine (eau-de-vie) rather than the more usual grain-based distillate, and is rested in oak barrels before bottling. — 6 years ago

Al Val

9.5

Greetings from Funktown! Exquisitely dry wine with personality to spare, perfect for simple fare: hard cheese, dry nuts, garlicky lentils, cremini mushrooms — 8 years ago

Mark Parsonson

9.4

Big, mouth watering nose. Dark ripe berries, smoke, vanilla, cracked black pepper. A big wine that fills the mouth immediately but still refined and very elegant. Firm, chewy tannins carry through from start to a long finish. Cries out for smoked meats and strong, pungent cheeses. — 8 years ago

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Karen Tripson

9.1

We enjoyed it with Spanish food from the cookbook Curate and dear friends. I'd buy it again. I decanted about an hour before drinking. — 9 years ago

Steve Rura

9.2

Greetings from Zürich — 4 years ago

Pooneet K

9.0

Really a nice and quite interesting wine from one of the Rioja old school stalwarts. I can guess why someone would guess white burgundy blind, but this has a bit more of a sensation of body - almost a leesy grippiness (not in a bad way at all). For the price just a very enjoyable white with great complexity, mouthfeel, and balanced acidity. — 6 years ago

leon egozi

10

Merry Christmas from España — 6 years ago

Milissa Mosley

9.0

Milissa had this 7 years ago

JJ Lumia

9.0

What the heck. Giving it another shot. Dark chocolate and tar flavors compliment the cherry notes. Still young and bursting with energy. But still believe it needs a lot of time to come together. Might have underrated at last tasting. From Haro, España. Naturally. — 8 years ago

Marine Cerbelle

9.2

Sauvignon... from Slovenia. Greetings from vipava valley. 2015. White. At theosodius restaurant in vipava Slovénia — 8 years ago

Sharon B

9.0

Okay this is funny. I got this bottle of wine from my boss, who doesn't drink wine, at Christmas. I don't normally drink white wine so I decided to cook with it! I did taste it and it was okay but it really tastes good cooked into my pasta! — 9 years ago

Andrew Liguori

9.0

Complex nuttiness like a mole sauce from the sherry, baked apples, faint kerosene, saline and weighty, waxy mouthfeel. Great with fish tacos — 4 years ago

Tree Kilpatrick

8.9

Cool label. Looks like a classy ancient place. Smells ripe. Some licorice and cherry cola on the nose. Hint of fresh Italian herbs. Maybe some lavender. Flavor is complex. Woodsy with the cedar/sauna thing they do so well over there. White pepper. Dry and chewy. It’s got all the right flavors I expect for a good Temp from España. Lingers with a great black licorice and berry compote finish. — 6 years ago

Tree Kilpatrick

9.0

Deep and dark for a Granacha (aka Grenache). Smells lovely. Clean, fresh water meets berry patch. Lightest of barny element in the nose too. Flavor is fruit driven and oh so clean. Bitterness is prefect. Like cherry juice and fresh blackberries, but not as sweet. Plenty of smoke and woodsy-ness with the fruits & berries. Just lovely, affordable, high quality wine from España! — 6 years ago

aisforalan

9.1

great! cherries. blackberries. leather. some oak. dried leaves. nice acid and tannins. very versatile. buy again. from flatiron. part of the the 20 under 20. — 7 years ago

David Miska

9.0

Good with pasta. Need some breathing time. Good value from Costco. $16. — 8 years ago

Randy Fuller

9.4

E Is For España. E is the fourth release of the Locations wine from the Iberian locale. Phinney uses Garnacha, Tempranillo, Monastrell and Cariñena grapes grown all over the Peninsula. The locations for this wine include Priorat, Jumilla, Toro, Rioja and Ribera Del Duero. Aromas of currant produce an elegant first whiff of this incredibly dark wine. Layer in some tobacco, pepper and sweet oak and you have a nose worth remembering. It brings to mind great wine I’ve had from the varied regions, er, locations of Spain. The sip is lush with black fruit, and spiced with white pepper, mocha and a hint of vanilla. There is enough tannic grip here to tame a steak right off the grill. — 9 years ago

Sam Stoppelmoor

9.2

A friend Guillermo brought this with him from San Sebastián on our Champagne trip and was kind enough to share. Great way to start the first night. Aged extremely well. — 9 years ago