Akshay Venkitasubramanian

9.1

Took a few hours to open up but lovely bottle of rioja with balanced palate — 3 months ago

Mary H

9.2

Punchy crowpleaser: heavy, almost syrupy body with strong, bold flavors of oaky vanilla, ripe black cherry, and cinnamon spice. Smooth and round mouthfeel. Not terribly complex but a joy to drink. — 4 months ago

James Everhart

9.3

Excellent with just a bit of breathing, a good deal at $24 which I do not expect to see any time again soon. A good dinner wine, drunk on January 19, 2026.  — 4 months ago

Monique

10

Excellent wine — 5 months ago

ESF

9.0

as @Ray Vanderhoff says: great value red, very consistent thru vintage, balanced, complex & infinitely drinkable — 5 months ago

Bobbi Jo Broxson

9.2

Classic Spanish, delicious with stew — 7 months ago

with Brian

Stephen Dodson

9.2

No sediment, great colour and rich deep flavours — 9 months ago

Jonas Johansson

9.0

Vanilla bomb — 4 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

Miyuki

8.9

Gift from Rosita — 11 years ago

Robert Torretti

9.1

Solid Rioja Reserva from 2015. Dense without being overly so. Nice nose, which started to take off toward the end of bottle. Decanting before serving helped. Served as the second red, so should have opened it earlier. — 3 months ago

Mitchell Tubbs

9.0

Good, would buy again. Not too heavy not too light, good aftertaste. — 4 months ago

Jason MacLean

9.1

A very nice experience drinking this. Might have been a touch better 5-10 years ago around the 15-20 year mark (and was great around ‘08-‘12) but despite a disintegrated cork is still a very nice wine with a beef dish. Have one more of the ‘01 and will have to open it within the next year. — 4 months ago

G Faul

9.2

2001 drunk Dec 2025 — 5 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2021 vintage. Phenomenal value. Medium heavy body. Spicy conversation amongst fruit-driven interplay. Substantial but not deal-breaking tannins. 12.10.25. — 6 months ago

Jay Kline

9.5

Splash decanted directly before service; enjoyed over the course of a few hours out of red Solo cups. The 1981 Gran Reserva Blanco pours, a golden color with medium viscosity. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of Khalas dates, dried apricot, black lemon, almonds, toasted coconut and marshmallow. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and the texture is waxy. A cerebral wine and just lovely stuff. Well stored bottles have a long life yet left ahead. Drink now with patience and plenty of air and through 2051. — 7 months ago

Konrad Ziegler

9.5

Happy Thanksgiving, y’all! — 3 years ago

Chris England

9.2

Roda 1 is one of my go to Rioja loves 💗 & is superb for the money @ £35-£40 😉 The 01, 04 & 05 were all top wines 👍 The 2011 is showing well & a great example of a modern Rioja 👍 Nit a deep as other vintages & more fresher but fab still 😎

📍 Roda 1 2011 Reserva

🏵 92 points w/ more potential for sure

🍇 91% Tempranillo, 8% Graciano & 1% Garnacha

🍷 Deep opaque ruby w/ a purple hint

👃 Soft smokey oak through dark cherry w/ touches of herbs, cocoa, peppered spices, red berry liquorice, earth & blackcurrant

👄 Med body of creamy dark cherry bathed in cocoa w/ a black berry fruit & raspberry kick evolving into sone prune & date tones as it opens after a few hours - the Grenache brings a lovely freshness to this vintage 👍

🎯 Med+ dry cherry driven dark fruit linger w/ a hit of minerality & a red berry fruit kick

🍛 Went amazing on its own & with Mrs Es 🍗 curry 😍 Pics on Instagram ⏩
— 8 years ago

Michael Monroe

9.1

Very nice wine. Great value. — 11 years ago

Michael Reyes

10

Amazing and extra smooth! — 12 years ago

with Aaron

Heather Rostker

9.2

Nice gran riserva — 3 months ago

with Emmett and Brian

Amanda Drazka

9.0

This full bodied reserva wine offers big aromas of cherry, black licorice and black pepper. It was tight upon opening but I let it breathe in the glass for an hour which allowed vanilla aromas to come through as well. It offers silky tannins that keep the structure and mellow out on the persistent finish. This wine has flavors of ripe cherry, black pepper and leather. This is a beautiful and complex wine that I think will be even better in a few years. — 4 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

8.9

Deep Ruby color with aromas of dark red fruits, spice and floral notes. On the palate flavors of black cherry and blackberry with licorice, black pepper and toasty oak. Firm tannins, lively acidity, medium finish ending with fruit, oak and savory spice. — 5 months ago

Enrique

9.4

No decepciona. Rioja de ley — 5 months ago

Damian

9.3

Cedar, fruit in the background, coconut?. Mature and delicious — 6 months ago

Paul

9.5

This wine lives up to its name. Big, rich wine. Delightfully compliments and enhances food spices. Enjoyed with roasted duck with pomegranate and Turkish spice glaze. — 8 months ago

Andrea Watt

9.0

Oak, pepper, cherry, smoke, and plum. — 9 months ago

with Becky

Frank

9.0

Jason brought for boys golf week. Spainish. 10 yr great. — 7 years ago

Paul Stockdale

9.7

Whoa. Bursting with fruity smoothness.


Very drinkable — 9 years ago

Neil Schlecht

9.3

2001. One of the best modern-style Riojas. Not over the top like some. Precise. — 11 years ago