Marques De Castillo

Bodegas Casa Castillo

El Molar Jumilla Garnacha

Great Garnacha, expressive raspberry and strawberries. Darker in the palate. Fresh, loved it — 7 hours ago

Marqués de Murrieta

Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2010

Wine of the Year by WS in 2020. Revisiting this jewel is magical. Wine is aging incredibly well. Showing secondary and tertiary characteristics. The tannins are becoming fine grain and velvety. The fruit even more consentrated. — a month ago

Norman, Peter and 10 others liked this

Marqués de Riscal

Reserva Herederos del Marques de Riscal Rioja Tempranillo 2015

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

Ira, Bob and 4 others liked this

Celler Francisco Castillo

Clos Dominic Vinyes Altes Priorat Carignane Blend 2015

Blackberry cigar/tobacco, leather, smokiness tones and smooth as velvet — 13 days ago

Marques de Legarda

Abalos Rioja Tempranillo Blend 1920

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.

— a month ago

Bryan PreussTerry Cook
with Bryan and Terry

Antonio Barbadillo

Castillo de San Diego Palomino Fina 2021

ESF
8.9

ask the wine guy for something unusual, something off the beaten path and he recommends this delicious dry 100% Palomino w/some bottle age: definitely a food wine, light greenish straw color w/fairly austere nose full of minerals, lanolin, herbaceous musk, white flowers (jasmine), ginger & some spices. on palate it is rigid & angular, zesty acidity, some citrus but mostly minerals & herbs, quinine, screams for briny foods - we had this w/deli section fare & salad. — a month ago

Tom, Doug and 6 others liked this

Casa Castillo (Julia Roche E Hijos)

Pie Franco Jumilla Monastrell 2017

Jan A
9.7

Fire! The perfect combination of pinot noir and Bordeaux profiles! Love the spices on the nose and palate. — 3 months ago

Edo, Dave and 11 others liked this