Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

Blend of 97% Mencía and 3% white grapes, deep Ruby red color with aromas of ripe black fruits, pepper spice and oak. On the palate flavors of ripe blackberry and plum with cinnamon, cacao, cacao and smoky notes. Fine chewy tannins, medium+ finish, lively acidity, nice mouthfeel, ending with vanilla and earthy chaulky mineral tones, a fine Sipping Wine! Organic! — 3 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Deep Ruby color with aromas of fruit, earthy spiced and woodsy notes. On the palate flavors of blackberry and plum with cedar, tobacco, leather and spicy notes. Firm chewy tannins, medium finish ending with fruit, tobacco, cedar and earthy mineral character. — 4 months ago

Erica Cessna

9.3

Saratoga wine — 4 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.0

Cnog kevin lico benito carlos — 7 months ago

Veronica S

9.2

Wow. Deep dark ruby. Blackberry, currants, cacao, wonderful nose. High tannins not gripping. Medium light body!! Strange. Haha. — 7 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

8.9

Deep Ruby color with aromas of fruit, spices and floral notes. On the palate flavors of blackberry and cherry with cedar, cacao and espresso notes. Fine tannins, medium+ finish ending with fruit, spice, oak and herb mineral character. — 8 months ago

K L

9.1

Good! Nice Spanish Kurt wine. Would get again or even try more expensive one. — 2 years ago

with Matt

Dolores Padron

9.2

Excellent wine to pair with tapas! — 6 years ago

Evan Shumway

9.1

Drinks and smells like a cab — 9 years ago

with Erik

Miyako Shimba

9.3

フルボディだけどタンニンは薄め。深みのあるベリーの香り。 — 11 years ago

Raul Puga

9.4

Wow. Still young and vibrant. Delicious — 3 months ago

Henry Fuseler

9.0

9/2025. Full of flavor. Feels good on the palate. Nice color and finish. Paired well with my lamb chops. — 3 months ago

Sergio Fernández de Córdova

9.5

Global advisory meeting dinner. — 4 months ago

Pooneet K

8.9

I generally like canary island reds ie listan negro quite a bit. This one veered a bit too austere for me. Some nice refined dark fruit and a lot of peppery herbs. Mouthfeel and finish are slightly thin, but the acid is certainly there and this still feels complete and well made. Just not quite giving enough. — 5 months ago

Michelle

9.1

Very good. I really liked it. Happy Hour at the Keg. Bit of a spice. Dry. — 7 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Deep Ruby color with aromas of dark fruits, flinty spice, floral and oak notes. On the palate flavors of blackberry, black cherry and plum with notes of espresso, cacao and licorice wrapped in oak. Firm tannins, great old world balance with acidity, full body, long finish ends with fruit, oak, spice, and earthy mineral character. — 8 months ago

Ted

9.3

I love this wine. Ripe apricots really soft edges. The age did not hurt this bottle. Golden yellow in color. Very elegant — 8 months ago

with Jeni

Joan Hood

8.9

From Plaza $8.99 - very good. — 5 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.3

That’s nice. Tempranillo Cab Blendage. Slight touch of age. Soft, supple. Drink me bitches. — 7 years ago

with James

Mick Nardelli

8.9

Great wine, great company! #delectable — 11 years ago

with Jackie

Dave Rostker

9.0

Served with Paceta de cerdo com mojo rojo — 3 months ago

with Heather

Roy Goble

8.9

Pedestrian but the restaurant food was amazing — 3 months ago

Brian Hearty

8.9

2007. Held up well and had nice cherry flavors. — 4 months ago

Mark Diblin

8.9

Excellent Spanish crianza. Sharing with family. — 6 months ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Presented double-blind at Tasting Group. The wine pours a deep ruby/purple color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with significant staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of ripe, mostly dark fruits: plums, black cherry, dark brambles, purple flowers, sweet tobacco, anise, leather, vanilla and baking spices. I believe this wine sees some new, small format oak. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and the texture is smooth and luxurious. Alcohol is medium+. The wine is fairly well balanced.

Initial conclusions: this could be Merlot or a Merlot-based blend, Cabernet Franc (or based blend), Syrah, Tempranillo, Malbec or Carménère from the United States, France, Spain or Argentina. From my experience, I didn’t think it was purple or single-toned enough for Malbec. There wasn’t any rotondun or reductive qualities I usually get from Syrah; so I eliminated that as well. There weren’t enough pyrazines for Cab Franc. It left me with Tempranillo or Merlot and since this was lavishly oaked (I felt most new French oak), I veered towards Merlot and since it was leaning pretty heavily towards its fruit and the ABV was elevated, I was going New World instead of Right Bank. Final conclusion: Merlot or Merlot-based blend from the United States, from California, Napa Valley from 2015. Gosh dammit. I forgot about the possibility of Tempranillo from Toro. I totally get it but don’t hate my analysis or call. I’ve had Termes and Numanthia countless times but this was the first time trying Termanthia. It’s a big boy…but pretty well balanced considering the power. Drink now through 2032+. — 8 months ago

romo

9.5

WotN in a group of giants. Ping-pongy fireworks of flavor bursts none of which cancels out the others. Kept coming back to this. Wow. — 9 months ago

Juan Mendez

9.3

Surprisingly delicious… — 3 years ago

Frank

9.0

Jason brought for boys golf week. Spainish. 10 yr great. — 6 years ago

Norma Partridge

9.4

So delicious! At the Rio Grill in Carmel after hiking Pt Lobos. — 11 years ago

Richard Kauffer

8.9

Too oaky for my liking — 11 years ago