Greg Giere

10

140 bottles of this treasure were found in the winery's cellar around 2011 before it was reconditioned, sealed with fresh corks, and released into the world a few years later. A portion of these made their way to the Portland market in 2017 thanks to a fantastic local distributor, Casa Bruno.

Popped and poured - pristine cork beneath the wax and beautiful color, not at all brown or tawny, more brickish, slightly orange towards the rim. First sniff- clearly this is a sound, complete wine that is without a doubt very much alive. Aromatically reminiscent of old Bordeaux with ample leather, earth, cigar box and tobacco, sandalwood veering towards old wooden cabinet (if that makes sense), clove and nutmeg and cola, fruit is still present- strawberry/pomegranate, orange, very herbal and floral with dried rose petals/potpurri, vibrant acidity and an impressively long, haunting finish. Incredibly elegant, silky texture, crystalline purity, finished very Burgundian. Really, a perfect hybrid of aged Bordeaux and Burgundy. As a friend put it, "somehow both aged and ageless." No question the best 50+ year old bottle I've been fortunate to try. Certainly a once in a lifetime opportunity, though I hope to track down another bottle someday. You'd never guess this was 105 years old.

— 11 days ago

with Bryan and Terry

Caitlin

9.2

Peppery and good — 5 months ago

Andrew Edson

9.3

Learned about in wine class. Full bodied and intense. — 6 months ago

Bobbi Jo Broxson

9.5

Delicious Spanish — 19 days ago

with Patrick

Anthony Hughes

9.1

Dry with balanced fruit and mouth feel — 4 months ago

Matt Perlman

9.4

Consistent with last bottle from a few years ago. In a great spot. Softer, rounder and more fruit forward than the Sonoma coast bottling tried side by side — 6 months ago

David White

9.0

Good honest Rioja with a little age at 10 years
Always consistently well integrated and balanced Abv, acidity, and fruit and always well priced. — 3 months ago

Sergio L Figueiredo

9.1

HIDEO - 28.02.2025 — 4 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.0

Rene mendoza — 5 months ago

Jon Bowling

9.1

Excellent — 7 months ago