Having dinner with Patti at Mistral celebrating my retirement!!
Wonderful bottle !! — 3 days ago
Full bodied with a bit of pepper. A bit pricier at $40 — 10 days ago
NOSE: Clearly Rioja. Waxy milk chocolate, baking spices, vanilla. Dried fig.
TASTE: thinner and brighter than expected, more and fresher fruit (pomegranate and cherries, maybe some blackberry), bitter chocolate, baking spices, leather. “Silky” — even glassy. Good. 90. — 8 days ago
Cedar, fruit in the background, coconut?. Mature and delicious — 19 hours ago
Heavenly, fruit aroma, and smooth palate- very fruit forward, lower acidity and tannins, but balanced. Delicious! — a day ago
M. Christopher Roebuck

Finally talked this dude into drinking.
I don't know, maybe I'm getting old but aged Riojas are starting to taste/feel weighty to me. It's very good. Muddled fruits, resolved tannins, nice and round, leather notes. But somewhat boring. Probably my mood.
92+ points — 6 days ago