La Rioja, Spain

Bodegas Muga

Selección Especial Rioja Tempranillo 2020

Mushroomy flavours which opened up to something altogether more velvety — 5 months ago

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Bodegas Beronia

Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2020

Beautiful, balanced wine. Will purchase again. — 5 months ago

Bodegas Volver

Single Vineyard Tempranillo 2018

Single Vineyard Tempranillo from Central Spain. Dark ruby/purple color. Aromas of ripe black fruit, tobacco, wet soil and anise seed. Flavors of cooked black cherries, currants and plums, dark cocoa powder, black olives and vanilla. Nicely integrated toasty oak on the long and plush finish. Full bodied. Extremely complex and nicely balanced. Well integrated and very smooth tannins. Bold and very well structured. Quite satisfying. Outstanding quality for the price. Great pick, Petey! — 5 months ago

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Bodegas y Viñedos Vega Sicilia

Valbuena 5° Ribera del Duero Tempranillo Blend 1997

Mariano García’s final vintage at Vega Sicilia. What a great bottle.

The nose opens with damp forest floor, leather, cedar, and quiet red fruit; subtle, reserved, endlessly composed.

On the palate, it’s silk laid gently over structure: dried cherry, tobacco, graphite, and savory earth carried by fine-grain tannins and measured acidity.

The finish reads like the final lines of a great novel: inevitable, complete, and exactly as it should be. And already, there’s a touch of nostalgia, because I don’t know when I’ll encounter something like this again.
— 5 months ago

Ira, Daniel and 12 others liked this
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

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Awesome. Excellent notes.

Bodegas Muga

Gran Reserva Prado Enea Rioja Tempranillo 2010

93+ still needs some time to come around. — 6 months ago

Jan, Dick and 2 others liked this

R. López de Heredia

Viña Bosconia Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2004

Always love the wines from LdH and this is no exception. Very nice at just over 20 years of age. Definitely secondary, no need to wait longer. Opened for a few hours before service but no decant. Red berry fruit, nice seamlessness, great acid and a long finish. Perfect pairing with roast chickens on Thanksgiving part 2. — 6 months ago

Neil, Doug and 11 others liked this

Descendientes de José Palacios

Pétalos Bierzo Mencía 2018

From the stable of the famous Alvaro Palacios. Black cherry, raspberry, thyme and gravel - many nuances. Barb thought a raisiny note. On the medium bodied palate, very savoury. One of my favourite grapes (Mencia) and terroirs (Bierzo), and has been every time I taste it. Very fine tannins - almost silky. A stunning, flamboyant Spanish Label. Amazing value at only $46AUD which I paid in 2020. — 4 months ago

Douglas, Ming and 17 others liked this
Jose Lorenzo

Jose Lorenzo

Cheers to amazing value from a storied producer.
Freddy R. Troya

Freddy R. Troya

Seriously underrated here in the 🇺🇸 I truly like Bierzo’s expressions 😎 thx for sharing!

Bodegas El Nido

Clio Jumilla Monastrell-Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2019

Ming L
9.2

Notes of black plum, blueberry syrup, fig, licorice, and sweet spice. Despite its hedonistic density, the wine holds balance, lifted by polished acidity and firm yet plush tannins. The palate is opulent, velvety, and long, delivering a decadent but controlled expression of power.

Had not tasted a Clio in a while. So delicious. Made me so want to pull the 19’ El Nido.
— 4 months ago

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Bodegas Muga

Reserva Unfiltered Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2021

2021 vintage. Phenomenal value. Medium heavy body. Spicy conversation amongst fruit-driven interplay. Substantial but not deal-breaking tannins. 12.10.25. — 6 months ago

Paul, Tom and 8 others liked this

Bodegas Alto Moncayo

Campo de Borja Garnacha 2020

2020. Broke up the Christmas Eve seafood tradition and braised a beef roast instead. This big, vanilla oaky garnacha paired great! — 5 months ago

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Bodegas y Viñedos Vega Sicilia

Pintia Toro Tempranillo 2020

This and Alion are my two favorites! Dark color, black currant, black pepper. Delicious — 4 months ago

Dominio de Pingus

PSI Ribera del Duero Tempranillo 2022

Vintage 2022 | too young, rich smell, raspberries and pepper, classy — 4 months ago

"Odedi", Dave and 18 others liked this

Dominio de Pingus

Flor de Pingus Ribera del Duero Tempranillo 2021

Pingus, named after childhood nickname, deep Ruby with concentrated dark fruit aromas and gently smoky notes. On the palate flavors of cherry and plum, licorice, sweet vanilla spice, well balanced, fine grainy tannins, long finish ending with slight oaky tones. Very Nice! — 5 months ago

Ira, Juan and 5 others liked this

Bodegas Numanthia

Termes Toro Tinto de Toro 2020

delicious, a bit austere in the best way. some dark fruits — 5 months ago

Aalto

Ribera Del Duero Tempranillo 2007

Reached its apogee and shined at the Christmas dinner table. Creamy, Smokey, delicate and long. A pure treat. Best one yet, one left. — 5 months ago