Sipping Fine Wine

9.5

Blend of mostly Tempranillo with about equal amounts of Garnacho, Graciano and Manzuelo, deep Ruby with a graceful bouquet of berry fruits, cigar box spice with fresh earthy tones, a traditional Rioja, still reticent. On the silky smooth palate, elegant with layers of flavors of ripe blackberry and cherry, tobacco, smoky cedar, dark fruit, vanilla spice, very well balanced with fine soft tannins and a clean structure ending with a nice long chalky earthy character. Delicious! — 3 months ago

tim heyman

9.0

2004 vintage tasted Feb 14 2025. Very good still. Full fruit, strong, classic tempranillo — 9 months ago

web bond

9.1

“Ojo Gallo’, Castellano for ‘rooster eye’ (in other words, what the French call ‘oeil de perdrix’), hearkens back to the traditional clarete style of the region. This dark rosé (light red?) is a field blend of very old vines of Tempranillo, Garnacha, Bobal, Monastrell, Viura, Albillo and Malvasia co-fermented in cement and raised for 8 months in used barrels before bottling without added sulfur” — 4 years ago

OMG PEDRO

8.9

Oaky, dark fruit, coffee, smoky, eucalyptus, underbrush with a smooth mineral salty long finish. Tannins and acidity on the high side but overall it is well balanced wine... Decanting is a MUST!! Nice honest, unpretentious and bold wine that could compliment ANY plate. Guarantee of enjoyment and mood improvement! Testament to things well done ... — 5 years ago

Richard Bagnall-Smith

8.9

Bought by friend. Really nice. Not expensive — 6 years ago

Brittany Gray

8.9

Really yummy considering how cheap. Kinda dry. — 8 years ago

Fabio Franchella

9.3

Absolut outstanding rosé. Was looking for years to finally drink it. and I was not disappointed. Aged cherry and strawberry notes witha hint of tannins, a hint of smokey tobaccos, etc etc etc — 4 months ago

Heather Rostker

9.5

Excellent Ribera del duero from our SER wine club. Plus it had the cool paper wrapper (not pictured) — 8 months ago

with Dave

Victor Charcan

9.0

It’s the Crianza I was drinking. Expressive nose of red and dark (cherries, plums and blackberries), well handled oak and good acid — 3 years ago

Charles York

9.3

Raisin, leather. Rounded edges. Flourished with Chile braised short ribs. Aged beautifully and ready to drink from a perfect bottle. — 4 years ago

Barbra Araujo

9.4

Classic wine of ripen tannins age in French oak cask. Recommended to decant the wine in order to fully enjoy it. Strong berry noted and spicy finish. — 5 years ago

Michael Mallon

8.9

Raspberries, cherries, blood orange, burnt orange peel, thyme, cedar and spice. Medium+. Smooth. — 7 years ago

Selim Tlili

9.4

This flinty white is fantastic. Mineral notes come after the first sip and stay with you for quite awhile. This would be good with almost anything. — 9 years ago

Gladys Xiques

9.1

One of my faves. The unique iodine taste of a Spanish rioja paired beautifully with the duck. Wow. — 3 months ago

Igal Baevsky

9.5

Complex and very aromatic. Excellent! — 6 months ago

Bobbi Jo Broxson

9.1

Great start to Spanish night, 90% Macabeo — 2 years ago

with Brian, Dave and 1 other

Javier Alonso

9.0

2018
14,5 grados
Caracteristico de la Rivera, potente, elegante, frutas rojas, paso amplio y pos-gusto elegante y persistente — 4 years ago

Bernat Jaume

8.9

En el corcho aparece impreso ‘López de Haro’. Se nota los meses (de 15 a 18 de barrica nueva) Equilibrado pero algo corto al final. Bueno pero no como para repetir. — 5 years ago

with Ana

Nicolas Bertuzzi

8.9

Un malbec delicado, muy suave y seco. — 7 years ago

Reinhard Wall

9.0

Albariño con 5 años de crianza. Muy bueno — 8 years ago