Meg Herring

9.0

Will be buying more of this! — 7 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.2

Garnet color, dark spicy baked plum fruit, anise, violets, game, garrigue. Gorgeous acidity. Supposedly a crummy vintage but this is a real success — 7 years ago

Pooneet K

9.0

Much better than the 1991 but definitely not much left. Still quite nice - gives a real amount on the nose and balanced delicate tart fruit with good acid. — 8 years ago

Kyle McGrotty

9.5

Napa meets Europe. Old world character and ridiculously good. — 8 years ago

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

Xavi Nolla

9.3

Eternal wine. #rioja — 10 years ago

Nathan ratapu

9.4

Drinking beautifully. Flavors have come close to honeysuckle and anise. A real treat. — 11 years ago

Jamey Moylan

9.1

Spectacular wine made in a not so spectacular vintage. This one shows real class of the wine making team — 11 years ago

Sarah DeBusk

9.2

Much needed — 12 years ago

Patrick Berry

9.0

p good n cheap — 12 years ago

Dani Ruiz Sanchez

9.0

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

Nancy Bernstein

8.9

At the wedding - Douro — 7 years ago

Ever Pereira

9.0

Taste like anise — 8 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

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

Heath Higgins

9.6

One of the finest made wines in the world. Always a treat. — 10 years ago

with Mary and Catherine

Philippe Broom

9.3

Amazing, moscatel heaven — 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

Sean Shafik

9.1

Showed great tonight. A bit more savory than last time I tasted it and aromatics were more old world...still had classic Hirsch strawberry but more going on since last visit... — 12 years ago

James Bailey

9.7

Just won best Rioja in the world! — 12 years ago

John Van Trijp

9.4

World greatest Chardonnay blind tasting — 7 years ago

Meagan Higgins

9.3

Concentrated chocolate had at total wine sample — 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

Gil Krakowsky

9.7

Can't say enough about a wine this serious at this price point. Absolutely stunning, elegant, and even (in a chinon way) powerful. Floral aromatic dominate - lavender and a bit of rose. Graphite, dusty chalk, red pepper, some raspberry. Fresh yet not primary. Hints of savory notes as well. Incredible spine of minerality runs through the palate. Great acidity and structure. Coiler and energetic. Finishes long and bright with refreshing pyrazines for days. In an incredible place now, so no fault in drinking but has a long, long life ahead. One of the best values in the wine world. Just exceptional — 9 years ago

Deni

9.4

Absolutely amazing. Lots of good brett. Balanced and delicious. Great dark fruit aromas and flavors. So smooth. Medium high tannins and acidity. Perfect silky texture. A little funk on the nose and palate (positive). Aroma and flavors are out of this world. Leather bag full of cherries and raspberries. Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault and Carmenere. Complex. Delicious 13.5% abv — 10 years ago

Mike McGlone

9.3

Exceptional wine. World class. Great with prime rib dinner. — 11 years ago

with S, Rich and 1 other

David Monaghan

9.6

A real real treat — 12 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.5

Ripe cassis, sweet roasted paprika, open, generous and utterly satisfying. A clear representative of NW-cabernet, but with a definite classical Old-World edge. Loved it. 95/100 — 12 years ago