Hiroshi Tominaga

9.2

Great, rich and beautiful. Bought through JAL Mall for ¥9.130. — a month ago

Daniel Diaz

8.9

With Kristina At Mona Lisa eau claire — 2 months ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.1

Primarily Tempranillo with some Graciano and Mazuelo blended in. Deep ruby color with a garnet rim. Intense black fruit aromas, leather and baking spices. Flavors of blackberry, black plum, baker’s chocolate, cinnamon and tobacco. Nice cedar, dill and vanilla notes on the long and lasting finish. Smooth and very well rounded tannins. Great balance of oak, acidity and alcohol. Full bodied. Fresh, well structured and complex. — 3 months ago

John Malcolm

9.5

Silky smooth tannins. Dark cherries, plum, cedar, and smoke. Full-bodied. Delicious! — 3 months ago

Kate Parkerson

9.4

Dinner at Jim and Lisa's — 4 months ago

Jose Lorenzo

8.9

Great everyday — 5 months ago

K L

8.9

Costco rioja. Good. Would get again. Maybe not as good as some of the others but still good. Dry. A little fruity. — 6 months ago

with Matt

Peter Coulthard

9.2

Waitrose. Excellent, well rounded Rioja. — 9 months ago

Frank

9.0

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

Michelle

9.2

Husband had this tonight at a dinner party with world travelers and everyone agreed this was an amazing wine . Was expecting the price to be much higher. Very smooth. Will buy again . — 8 years ago

Kapyrick Wine

9.2

v10. Very good! Toasty vanilla and tobacco nose. Bright, rich, dark blackberry, plum and tar fruit. Long, bold, slightly astringent tanned leather finish. Still aging!!! — a month ago

Noah Ross

9.0

Sight: Completely opaque, blood red, slight tawny. On nose: fruit forward, tobacco. On mouth: very smooth, full bodied, was difficult to taste fruits but strong oak and earthy presence. Might not have been at correct temperature. — 2 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.0

90% Tempranillo; 10% Graciano. Red fruited perfume, earthy with medium plus intensity. Palate at 21 years is developed, balanced and soft with fully integrated tannins. Medium weight with declining strength to its inner core. Not near as good on the 2nd night. This aged overnight and finishes a little sour. I was going to give it 94 points but will now give 90 points. — 3 months ago

Freddy R. Troya

9.1

Perhaps, this is one of the most approachable vintages (2016) for this wine. A very clean, an uplifting red, it also has an enticing ruby color transitioning to maroon. Amps up on the nose with a solid complexity and elegancy. Since this is Grand Reserva, it spends a minimum of 24 months on American and French oak. I can be fruity and with some spicy notes. On the palate, it’s elegant, hints of vanilla and sweet toasted. Elongated and silky finish. Already cruising its peak time. Drink now! — 3 months ago

Becky Chidester

9.2

Really good Reserva — 4 months ago

Lauren Wood

9.0

A foolproof supermarket wine. Really delicious, especially seeing as so many bottles of this are made! Very nice. — 5 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Made from Macabeu, Xarel·lo and Parellada grapes, bright pale gold color with a frothy creamy mousse, small rapid bubble flow with a steady stream. Aromas and flavors of apple and citrus with toasty notes, integrated, nice mouthfeel, elegant long finish. Great value as an exceptional alternative to French Champagne. — 6 months ago

Roberto Carli

9.7

what an outstanding experience and without question one of the best wines of the year for me. This is a world class business card of what American oak can do at its best. It starts with a powerful yet elegant knows of dusty cherry, old licorice but mostly gives way to inebriating feeling of grandma‘s old spice cabinet. Something in the nose already tells you that fine fine tans are waiting for you, but the palate is overwhelmingly silky smoothness, possibly the highest combination of intense-yet-silky tannins you can find anywhere, with bright acidity and medium to light body that makes the whole thing dance. I decided to check the producer website and they recommend pairing it with cod with sauce. Luck would have it that I randomly was eating pasta filled with salt cod and tomato sauce. The pairing works well as it further rejuvenates the wine, but I would say it shines at its brightest just by itself, letting those tannins tell the story without any need to curb them down. I’m drinking from Coravin meaning I cannot decant the wine, but even the sediment tastes good. Just like those people who brag about buying burgundy in the 70s, I feel like once the ebbs and flows of trends will shift I will be bragging about buying a 26-year-old monte real gran reserva, kept 24 years at the winery, for 60 bucks, which in San Francisco wouldn’t even pay for the cost of storage  — 10 months ago

Nina DeMarco

9.9

Fantastic!! — 11 years ago

romo

8.9

Called Rioja. Super-dill coconut give-away. — 2 months ago

David White

9.3

Nice cherry ruby red colour with cherries and red fruit on the nose, silky balance of tannins on palate with minerality leading to a long satisfying finish
Excellent example of good old world wine making — 2 months ago

Alan Johnston

8.9

3.2. A nice Rioja, but a little dull. Perhaps 2018 was not such a good year. On sale for ‘$18.99. — 3 months ago

John Bratincevic

9.1

Good stuff, embodies the style. — 3 months ago

Theodore Krijnse Locker

9.6

So smooth. Dark fruit. Bold, low tannins. Delicious. — 4 months ago

Mimi Sirakova

9.0

Blueberry and blackberry taste, leather aroma, very smooth — 5 months ago

Victor Charcan

9.4

Great wine in a great vintage. Dark fruit, well handled oak, plums and cherries, great acidity and fine tannins and length — 5 months ago

Abel Rebelo

9.7

Love this wine. Perfect balance of fruit, spice, and oak. — 7 months ago

Pablo Cetlinski

10

Oily, cherry, herby. Beautifull!!!! — 6 years ago

JEFF CHANDLER

9.1

Full bodied, dry, a bit acidic, and rich in tannins. There's cherry and berry flavors after a swirl on the palate, maybe even a little chocolate. So tannins upfront and the fruitfullness to finish. — 6 years ago

Michael Reyes

10

Amazing and extra smooth! — 11 years ago

with Aaron