kjcjapan

9.7

Very syrupy Sherry. Made from pressed raisens it has a very smooth finish and mouth feel. It is best served chilled to draw out the depth of the flavors. Good with rich desserts and bitter (high cocoa) chocolates. — 7 years ago

Ahmad Dhahry

9.1

Good with a steak — 9 years ago

Andrew Schirmer

9.0

Lovely off-dry amontillado. Dark brown, nuts and mild spices, almost a madeira-like brown sugar profile. — 9 years ago

with Alsu

JW Murphy

9.5

Best dessert wine I ever had. More of a sherry, but still delicious — 10 years ago

B

9.5

1968 R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Condonia Rioja. Drank for family dinner in Napa. We decanted just before white wine was served. At first drank like a beautiful burgundy- raisiny, sweet, with a smooth finish. Unfortunately, the wine petered out a little quickly. Thankfully, we had the 2001 Casanova di Neri Brunello. — 10 years ago

Jed

9.6

The most rocky wine I've ever had. Peach, melon, citrus and of course, slate. Crisp with a very clean finish. — 10 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

5-Oh Bday Dinner... Brownish color with yellow in the rims. Like motor oil in a glass. Huge intense nose with brown sugar, old raisins and spice. Coated the palate and was impactful with its 17% + alcohol level. Great wine w our cheese course. An interesting 65 wine to finish off a 50th bday party. — 10 years ago

Christian Svanberg

10

Truly amazing. A 100! — 10 years ago

Mark Lindzy

9.2

Much more body than a typical fino. Richness balanced with bright acidity for a solid food wine. — 11 years ago

with Rebecca and Josefa

Greg Sorensen

9.1

Typically the most challenging wine for me personally from Lopez de Heredia. Always seems a bit simple out of the gate. Breaks late. With winning results. — 12 years ago

Patrick Schultz

9.5

Holy $hit! Never knew Lopez de Heredia made a rose! Life is good! — 7 years ago

Menno van Zaanen

9.0

Not too full body. Taste of berries and a bit peppery. — 8 years ago

Simon Gilligan

9.3

Medium bodied earthy, ripe but not sweet, fine cloudy tannin. Balanced with nice acidity to give the fruit a bit of a lift. Bottle disappeared very easily as we ate at Movida. Melbourne. Muy bien! — 9 years ago

Martin Redmond

9.3

Mahogany color with molasses, caramel, espresso, bittersweet chocolate and subtle baking spice aromas. On the palate it's full bodied, viscous, and very persistent with a supple mouth feel that's beautifully balanced with a penetrating acidity that keep it from being cloying and persistent with very good acidity that keeps it from being cloying and provides balance. It shows very sweet flavors of molasses, honey-dipped figs, dates, caramel, and baking spice nuanced citrus note with a kiss of oxidation that adds to its allure and complexity. Long finish — 9 years ago

with Gary

John Behrens

9.2

Great zingy nose of mineral, lychee, and white flowers. Pleasantly, the body has more pear roundness and mineral than I expected, of course with a generous helping of bright lemon/lime. Absolutely great mineral--I can imagine the high altitude Chilean soil--, and the acidity is refreshing and drinkable without making it one-dimensional. Incredible aroma, bracing body. A great buy! — 10 years ago

Felipe Ferreiro

Sommelier/Wine Director Restaurante Las Rias Bajas

9.4

Vino que me dejó totalmente descolocado, una gran nariz y en boca totalmente lo contrario a lo esperado... Me gustó mucho 😜😜😜 #px #coalla #gijonenvino — 10 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.6

Clear, medium tawny intensity, noticeable legs
Nose is clean and developed with obvious oxidative character, aromas of caramel, brown sugar, and orange peel.
The palate is off dry, with medium- acidity, high alcohol, and a full body. Flavor intensity medium+ with a complex array of caramel, leather, licorice, roasted oranges, and ginger. The finish is long with a slight l tang from the salty but mostly savory-sweet finish.
Outstanding quality. — 10 years ago

Cathy HO

9.4

Drank this wine at a famous wine collector's home in Tokyo. — 11 years ago

John Langley

8.9

Good complexity for Rioja at this low price point($11). Nice nose. Flavors of sweet red cherry, brown sugar, and savory herbs/spices. Oak showing a bit heavy. — 12 years ago

Paul Courtright

10

My birth year - a shitty vintage almost everywhere. Not at Lopez. Incredible with mackerel sushi. — 12 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

From magnum and paired well with three different Tri-tip steaks sources and marinades.

On the nose, sweet & sour, ripe dark cherries, cherries, blackberries, strawberries, some ripe, slightly rustic rhubarb with just a hint of blue fruits. Glycerin, touch of fruit liqueur, vanilla, dry stones, crushed rocks, hints of dry herbs, used leather, saddle-wood, dark rich soils, soft dark spice, underlying white pepper and dark red fresh and slightly withering florals with a touch of violets.

The palate is med and beautiful. The length, structure, tension and balance are at its peak harmony from magnum. Sweet & sour, ripe dark cherries, cherries, blackberries, strawberries, pomegranate, some ripe, slightly rustic rhubarb, burnt orange, with just a hint of blue fruits. Glycerin, touch of fruit liqueur, vanilla, dry river stones, crushed rocks, hints of dry herbs, used leather, saddle-wood, dark rich soils, limestone minerals, dry stems, more presence, soft dark spice, underlying white pepper and dark red fresh and slightly withering florals with a touch of violets and blue flowers. The acidity is waterfall perfect. The rich, ripe, fresh fruit, well balanced finish is simply beauty on steroids.

Photos of, Lopez de Heredia, Vat fermenters that are still in use and somewhere between 100-200 years of age (they repair them as needed to keep them tight), their cooperage and Maria José López de Heredia who now runs the family business. — 7 years ago

Maxwell Burns

Hospitality Kenwood Vineyards, Winemaker GARA

9.5

What do you have to do to make a wine taste like this? — 9 years ago

markus gould

9.4

far less complex and sparkling compared to the 1946 - still a great wine and a pleasure to drink and think: 1931, even my parents weren't born... — 10 years ago

Marcello Moro

8.9

One of the best medium range Sherry. Figs, raisins, dates, coffee beans, vanilla, salted caramel, cardamom, at the taste is smooth, very sapid and with a pleasant bitter liquorice finish — 10 years ago

Joseph Gannon

9.1

Tropical fruits, pineapple, very floral. Bone dry and reminiscent of a dry riesling. Declious stuff. — 10 years ago

with Brooke

Pooneet K

9.1

Very refined vintage gran reserva from Lopez de Heredia. Perfumed nose and elegant structure and tannins. Not super full bodied, but very enjoyable with racy acidity and a long finish. Had at Arzak. — 10 years ago

Alex Mcmahon

9.3

Cooked dates, walnuts, figs! Looks and cots a glass like motor oil — 10 years ago

Aron Caruso

8.9

I enjoyed this wine, but it's probably not gonna rate well by true aficionados because of the overwhelming grape/fruit flavor. Beautiful bouquet on the nose which directly reflects the flavor of this wine. True to the label description of raspberry/blackberry jam. Easy drink, smooth flavor, low tannins. Not overly complex, though it does have a slight coffee-like or earthy kind of finish. The overall body reminds me of a Garnacha, or at least the couple that I've had. For someone who doesn't like tannic or acidic wines, this is perfect. — 11 years ago

Xabier Mirandona

9.7

A sweet and dry Wine. The first mexican wine I have taste — 12 years ago

Parag Lalit

10

Never really had a better white from Spain! — 13 years ago