Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Blend of 70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha, and the rest Graciano and Mazuelo, deep Ruby, aromas of sweet red and black fruits with pepper spice and oak, aged in both French and American oak for 24 months. On the palate flavors of blackberry and currants with licorice, vanilla, tobacco and toasty oak tones. Soft full ripe tannins, wonderful balance, lively acidity on a long finish ending with an earthy mineral character. Very nice! — a month ago

Adam Kincaid

9.2

Dense and dark, almost black colors. Looks viscous when I swirl. Lots of vanilla on the nose, but some cedar and dark fruit underneath. Has some spice, like clove and dill, but also perfume, like rose. Very intense and rich juice, heavy acidity and powerful structure with medium+ tannins. Manly wine. — 4 months ago

with Jillian

Kristin Skomsøy

9.0

Kjøpt med hjem fra tax-free i Alicante — 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 Bratincevic

9.1

Good stuff, embodies the style. — 3 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 — 6 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

Renita Millar

10

Dry but Really good flavour and body! — 6 years ago

with Caitlin

Nina DeMarco

9.9

Fantastic!! — 11 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.2

Kevin buse cnong — a month ago

Piper June

9.5

Full bodied, perfect balance, love love love — 2 months ago

with Seth

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

Brent S

8.9

Per usual, Decanter rankings have no connection to reality — 3 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

Theodore Krijnse Locker

9.6

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

Brian Hearty

9.3

2015. Wasn’t sure what to pair with this delicious Filipino rice dish with longanisa, chicken, and cumin crab fat butter (likely a wide range of whites, rosés, and lighter reds would work well), but I wanted to try this Spanish Crianza and it was wonderful! The fruit flavors were enough to complement the sweet sausage and the smooth tannins cut through the richness without intensifying the spice. — 5 months ago

Donald Williams

9.4

Perfect with pork and clams and chorizo. — 7 months ago

with Bonnie

Kenneth Kramme

9.2

Nice flavours of red berry and oak. — 10 months ago

Panos Constantinides

9.0

At first we thought it was corked. After about an hour it started kicking off and probably with more time would even excel. Black and red cherry notes with earthy - leathery spices. Light, soft and balanced tannins. High rate for its age. — 8 years ago

Suneal Vishnupad

9.6

Absolutely awesome. Very happy I let it age and it was in good condition. Complexity added from aging. — a month ago

with Kayla

Hiroshi Tominaga

9.2

Great, rich and beautiful. Bought through JAL Mall for ¥9.130. — 2 months ago

romo

8.9

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

John Malcolm

9.5

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

Becky Chidester

9.2

Really good Reserva — 4 months ago

Jose Lorenzo

8.9

Great everyday — 5 months ago

Henry Fuseler

9.0

12/2024. Dry and full of flavor. Dark in color and nice on the palate. — 6 months ago

Peter Coulthard

9.2

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

John Busby

9.0

Beautiful salmon color in the glass, spring flowers on the nose, paired perfectly with charcuterie & pintxos at Coqueta, with just enough acidic muscle to stand up to the food. — 6 years ago