Tom Casagrande

9.1

Nicely made and exuding character. Nose has bright, deep plummy fruit, along with nice, fragrant spice and a wisp of smoke. Mouthfilling, pure fruit on the palate, with a light touch, finish turns savory and shows lots of stony minerality. Nice acids and a bit of soft, chalky tannin comes out at the end. Terrific value. — 5 years ago

Brian Marsh

9.5

Great value wine from Costco! — 7 years ago

LeMel Humes

9.0

Very smooth and good with spicy and red meat — 7 years ago

with Suzanne

Austin Hohnke

9.1

Drinks like aged Rioja with a slightly more meaty palate. Gritty tannin with mature notes of licorice and leather. Cool wine. — 7 years ago

Rufus King

9.0

Big, dry Spanish Monastrell, with medium tannin, herby finish at Barcelona in the South End, Boston — 8 years ago

Michael Ochsner

8.9

Floral and bright! All the tannin. A lot of wine for $9. Wg — 8 years ago

Renato Albuquerque

9.1

Cor intensa mas não vibrante. Corpo médio. Aroma de frutas e um pouco de álcool. O sabor é de vinho maduro e com amadeirado bem evidente. — 5 years ago

Barny

9.2

Fruchtig, floral, würzig, tief — 5 years ago

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9.1

Inky ruby color. Ripe dark berries, singed plum, candied licorice and woodsmoke on the deeply perfumed nose. Made in a weighty, ripe style, offering bitter cherry, cassis and fruitcake flavors that are energized by a late jolt of spiciness. Broad, chewy and smoky on the clinging finish, which features mounting tannins and impressively persistent dark fruit liqueur character. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, April 2019) — 7 years ago

Liam Davitt

9.2

Fruit forward--cherries and red plum, faint spicines or note of cacao. Silky palate, long finish.

Bloody marvelous for $11 a bottle here in Washington, D.C. — 8 years ago

LaShondra Berman

9.0

Nice smooth blend perfect for winding down. — 8 years ago

jay walsh

9.1

A lovely hint of viognier. Great value and easy to drink by itself. — 8 years ago

Nathan Ellis

9.2

Afternoon in the garden, this with dinner. Could not be a better pairing. — 9 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.2

Barnyard funk on open. Soily. Wet leather. Needs time to expand. Time that I didn't afford it. Quite better than my last time with this. 2012 vintage offers more weight and heft. Very good.

92+ points — 5 years ago

Jon Reneberg

8.9

Fun and affordable wine for a quick dinner. Would drink it again. — 7 years ago

Andrew Paterson

8.9

Surprisingly flowery, ripe, juicy, melon, parsley, almonds, very pleasant, camomile, stays on tongue — 7 years ago

with Marjorie

Matthew Humbaugh

8.9

Really enjoying this wine. Very drinkable. Don’t know anything about Monastrell but would definitely drink more. For a $15 wine, this is great QPR! Drink this all day! — 7 years ago

John Osgood

9.0

Interesting and light — 8 years ago

Raul Puga

9.5

Spanish Pinot Noir.??Yes. Spanish Pinot Noir!and DAMN Is it DELICIOUS!!! — 8 years ago

Iñigo Sanchez

8.9

Buen vino de garnacha tintorera, carnoso buena acidez. Hay que tomarlo fresco a 14 grados — 9 years ago