Juan Pablo Perez

9.1

Nariz: cereza, frambuesa, ciruela, cuero, rosas. Aromas secundarios y terciarios.

Boca: Tanino M, Acidez M, Alcohol M

En su punto de tomar. — 6 years ago

Meg Herring

9.0

Will be buying more of this! — 7 years ago

Nancy Bernstein

8.9

At the wedding - Douro — 7 years ago

Bloody Amateur

9.5

Not a “Bordeaux guy” but that may be because I don’t/can’t get my hands on the real stuff. This was pretty revelatory. More floral and delicate and sensuous than I could’ve imagined for a broad category our server called “cigar-box.” — 8 years ago

with Gaurav

JJ Lumia

9.1

Big and brooding. Plum, currant, toasty oak, vanilla, and mocha notes. I have long been a big fan of the Medella Real Gran Reserva. Relatively easy to find. Great price. Always reliable. It’s one of those wines that will appeal to both the newly-initiated and experienced tasters. I also love that it’s so multifaceted. You can drink it alone or with a burger, and it has enough structure to pair with a steak. You won’t go wrong always having some of this on hand. — 9 years ago

Ellen

9.2

Excellent wine. So smooth. — 10 years ago

Nick Benz

9.2

Bright red fruit, rose petals, baseball mitt, lovely — 10 years ago

Oren Frank

9.2

Sweet and awesome — 11 years ago

M

9.4

Fresh cut wood, tobacco, and cinnamon with a good amount of juicy fruity flavor to balance the earthiness. — 11 years ago

with Diane

Patrick Berry

9.0

p good n cheap — 12 years ago

cc

9.6

Strong taste with deep notes — 6 years ago

with Ripal

Dani Ruiz Sanchez

9.0

Dorado , muy seco. A madera y frutos secos. Denso y muy redondo — 7 years ago

Janet Coleman

9.0

2012 vintage is the perfect Cab- lush with a spicy fruit - really like this — 7 years ago

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9.6

The 1983 Cristal is fabulous. Rich, ample and generous, the 1983 is incredibly inviting, with tons of class and personality. A wine of real volume and textural breadth, the 1983 has enough pedigree to drink well for many years. None of the elements stand out in the 1983, the whole is far greater than the sum of the parts. “Nineteen eighty-three is a different animal from some of the other wines of the decade,” Lécaillon explains. “It was a heavy crop, with a lot of fruit. There was so much wine in the cellar that the team could not get to everything in a timely fashion, and so there were some lots that started to oxidize a bit, and that, naturally, made the wine bigger.” In tasting, though, there are no off aromas or mushroomy flavors that suggest the wine is fading. If anything, the 1983 is spectacularly beautiful right now, even in the presence of other wines from more highly reputed vintages. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, December 2018) — 8 years ago

David Mark

9.0

Crisp, refreshing, bubbly. Loved it. Perfect for a summer evening. — 9 years ago

Danielle Manderioli

8.9

Celebratory dinner at Avon Pavilion. Tina brought. Delicious — 10 years ago

with Tina

Hasib Nasirullah

9.3

Awesome after dinner with some Stilton, grapes, and crackers. — 11 years ago

Brett Wittman

9.4

Completely wonderful. Top of its game, not going any longer. Wonderful sherry oxidative notes. Flora and light. — 11 years ago

Greg Sorensen

9.0

Just entering some secondary notes. Decent acidity and structure. Like to see where this goes. — 12 years ago

Patrick Hu

9.0

Earth, leather on the nose. Really nice tannins. A winner. — 12 years ago

Christian Ford

8.9

Lighter and more bright than the inky color would let on. Definitely has that smokiness to it. Didn’t enjoy quite as much as the first time I tried it but my be some bottle/cork variation with this one. — 7 years ago

with Renee

Meagan Higgins

9.3

Concentrated chocolate had at total wine sample — 7 years ago

Ever Pereira

9.0

Taste like anise — 8 years ago

James P Grover

8.9

Dark berries and a hint of orange peel, with a little graphite and stone. Medium acidity and tannins. Very good value, which is typical of the wines I’ve had from this producer. — 8 years ago

Alexander Reshetilov

9.1

Дёготь, вишня, вяжущие, но интегрированные танины, летучка — 9 years ago

Xavi Nolla

9.3

Eternal wine. #rioja — 10 years ago

Philip May

9.0

Lovely rich smokey and smooth. Majestic France — 10 years ago

Philippe Broom

9.3

Amazing, moscatel heaven — 11 years ago

M

9.2

Bold! Strawberry, cigar, and flower stems. Expecting this to age beautifully. — 11 years ago

with Diane

David Monaghan

9.6

A real real treat — 12 years ago