Greg Giere

10

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.

— 7 months ago

with Bryan and Terry

Diêgo Martins

8.9

Pretty good! — 3 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Blend of 60% Grenache, 30% Tempranillo & 10% Graciano, aged for 6 months in used oak, for this debut offering, deep Ruby with aromas of red fruits, floral and spice. On the palate flavors of cherry and red plum with licorice and floral spice. Medium+ finish, fine tannins, good acidity balance, ending with fruit and mineral character. — 4 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

Ruth Younie

9.0

Love this wine - soft on the palate, gentle spice (coriander) on the nose. Perfect accompaniment to cooking dinner! — 6 years ago

Josh Hirsch

9.5

Delicious. Drink it. Love it — 6 years ago

Martijn

9.4

On the 2nd day this opened up completely. Great spot for this Norte! Loads of chocolate and cedar. — 9 months ago

Tania Martell

9.2

Good Rioja for sangria — 2 years ago

Konrad Ziegler

9.5

Happy Thanksgiving, y’all! — 2 years ago

Hannah Clark

9.2

Juicy, bright, hint of vanilla on the the nose, candied red fruit. — 4 years ago

Steven Gullo

9.3

Finished in Sherry casks. Very cool savory element to this. Salty minerality and green apple. Very unique but reminds me somewhat of dry Alsace Riesling — 5 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.5

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Curtis Hauge

10

Aromas of baked apples, apricots, nutty and waxy. On the pallet it’s crispy and refreshing with taste of green apples, creamy with a mid to full body mouth feel. — 6 years ago

Jenks

9.0

The best wine I’ve ever had for $13. — a year ago

Matthew Doty

9.1

2020 vintage lovely — a year ago

Emily Perry

10

Smooth, easy drinking. Absolutely love. — 2 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.3

I loved this. Really interesting white. A combination of Viura and Palomino. At Arzak. — 4 years ago

Brandi Bratek

9.0

Great choice with a good steak. Starts off a bit dry but opens up nicely with some air. A bit musty with ripe cherries, and a hint of dark chocolate. — 5 years ago

Kim Tae Wan

9.3

Very good flavor. @madfirgarlic — 5 years ago

Gerardo Hernández

9.5

Vino mexicano con cuerpo robusto, color rubi intenso y semi turbio con sedimentos en copa. Tánico con notas de roble, vainilla, sotobosque, zarzamora y canela. Por supuesto que tiene sabor salino característico de la región y unas ligeras notas de pimiento verde al final de cada sorbo.
Astringencia es media y la permanencia es alta. — 6 years ago