[Tasted on November 25, 2023 at Home with Rachel]
2011 was a warm vintage and the wine is bottled at 15.5% ABV. Inky color. Ripe blackberry, plum and dark cherry fruit, with violet, minerality, smoke, clove and leather. Full bodied and juicy. — 6 months ago
The 2020 Crianza is a 100% Tempranillo from Pesquera del Duero. Aged for 14 months in American oak barrels, it's garnet-red with a purple sheen. The nose offers strawberry, herb, undergrowth and oak aromas. Dry and taut on the palate with finely-grained tannins and a compact profile, this is a flavorful example of a Ribera red. (Joaquín Hidalgo, Vinous, November 2023)
— 7 months ago
Costco special. Would drink again for sure. — 8 months ago
Amazing #vinako !! … Fresh and refreshing mid-weight Rivera del Duero. Gentle tannins. Expected low acidity and flavors of ripe strawberry fruit, herbs, leather, licorice, cocoa and tobacco but with complexity and a mineral smooth beautiful finish that one don’t expect in such a young wine… In my modest and humble opinion one of the BEST wine producers on the planet…. I am just looking at the bottle in disbelieve and thankfully thinking about however made this nectar of the Gods possible… Every HITO is exactly that : en event , a celebration, an accomplishment … What can I say … Thank you !! And keep it cming for years to come… — 3 years ago
A crianza! Wow. — 6 years ago
FRUYTZ FAHR DRAYH WAYNEH — 7 years ago
Nose: fig and Asphalt and earth
Taste: candid walnut up front? plum and berry, very fruit forward in the middle. Finishes spicy! Love the prickling sensation as the berry fades.
this is the 2013 not 2011 (photo incorrect) — 9 years ago
Great wine!!! Opens up with time! — 10 years ago
Dark and earthy. — 4 months ago
Technically past drinking age for 2005 vintage but still remarkably smooth with blackberry and leather and nose body and aftertaste. Will probably last even longer. — 5 months ago
Aroma a anis y frutas intenso. En boca terroir, cuero, taninos vivos, Acidez mediana. Balanceado. No frutoso. Post gusto alto — 7 months ago
Easy to drink, great Rivera — 7 months ago
My favorite — 9 months ago
Nicht schlecht. — 6 years ago
Lovely wine! — 7 years ago
2004 on July 2, 2016. A lot of black fruit on the nose. Has a lot of life left. This will smoothen out the next hour or 2. — 8 years ago
Unoaked Tempranillo. Roasted some red peppers w avacado, red onion, anchovies and eggs on top. — 9 years ago
Pale straw color.
Aromas of citrus, herb.
Dry. Flavors of lime, mineral, thyme, green apple. Mineral/earthy finish.
Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — 6 months ago
The 2020 Crianza is 90% Tempranillo and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon from Ribera del Duero and was aged for 16 months, 75% in French oak casks and 25% in American oak. Garnet-red in hue. The nose features strawberry, plum, undergrowth, herbs, cedar and vanilla notes. The dry and ample palate shows mild tannins and a velvety oak texture that leads to a long-lasting finish. (Joaquín Hidalgo, Vinous, November 2023)
— 7 months ago
100% old vine Tinto Fino (aka tempranillo) from, a tiny village in Ribero del Douro. Only 100 or so people live in the village and 85% of them work at the winery. Limestone soil and high desert climate makes for outstanding wine.
Red berries and minerality, slightly spicy notes. Medium body and I feel drinks way better than most Riojas — 7 months ago
Tart, solid minerals, cherries and plum. Not too many layer however the lasting flavor is balanced. Gets the job done — 6 years ago
It's good, buy it — 8 years ago
Dry and good with manchego. — 9 years ago
Great wine, great company! #delectable — 10 years ago
Heather Rostker
Another good one from our SER wine club. A little young bit very enjoyable! — 4 months ago