M. Christopher Roebuck

9.2

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 — 8 days ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

Deep Ruby, aromas of sweet red and black fruits with pepper spice and oak. 4 grape blend from some of CVNE's best vineyards in the Rioja Alta (85% Tempranillo, rest Garnacha, Mazuelo & Graciano), aged in both French and American oak for 24 months. On the palate flavors of blackberry and currants with licorice, vanilla, tobacco & toasty oak tones. Soft full ripe tannins, wonderful balance, lively acidity on a long finish ending with an earthy mineral character. Very nice! — a month ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.5

Blend of mostly Tempranillo with about equal amounts of Garnacho, Graciano and Manzuelo, deep Ruby with a graceful bouquet of berry fruits, cigar box spice with fresh earthy tones, a traditional Rioja, still reticent. On the silky smooth palate, elegant with layers of flavors of ripe blackberry and cherry, tobacco, smoky cedar, dark fruit, vanilla spice, very well balanced with fine soft tannins and a clean structure ending with a nice long chalky earthy character. Delicious! — 4 months ago

ESF

9.0

@Delectable ate my note: this is from the venerable Muga house, international style, crowd pleaser great bang for the buck! — 14 days ago

Belén Sathicq

8.9

Lo amé! No me imaginé que me iba a gustar tanto, taninos súper sedosos. De la diplomatura de vinos — 19 days ago

Jeffrey Woo

9.0

Medium ruby hue. Aromas and flavors of bell pepper, blackcurrant, cassis, and tar. Plus body, tannins, and acid. Sampled from a magnum, so it may still taste and feel a bit tight and rough around the edges, and notes may differ from a 750ml sample from the same vintage. 85% Tempranillo, 15% Mazuelo. — 3 months ago

Kate

9.0

Dark fruit. Vanilla. Smooth with a spicy finish — 2 days ago

Ken Southall

9.2

Full bodied with a bit of pepper. A bit pricier at $40 — 12 days ago

Neal Krishna Devaraj

9.1

Excellent — 2 months ago

Gladys Xiques

9.1

One of my faves. The unique iodine taste of a Spanish rioja paired beautifully with the duck. Wow. — 4 months ago