Bob McDonald

9.0

No formal notes. At a very nice Indian Restaurant in Kensington, London. A highly savoury medium weight palate with masses of fine dry tannins - a good food wine lacking a little with mid palate fruit but a little red fruit in this young Tempranillo. — 5 days ago

Maarten 't Hooft

9.6

Dry. Needs some decanting.
Spice and dark fruit. Light structure — 14 days ago

Chris O'Hara

9.4

Nose: vanilla, plum, pepper
Taste: cherries, plums, green pepper, black pepper
Nice strong acidity and strong tannins — 7 days ago

James K

9.3

Aged beautifully. Leather, sandalwood, syrupy blackberry. Would have scored higher but finish is tart and medium-short. — 9 days ago

Robert Torretti

8.9

I love old Pesquera and generally love the range from Joven to Gran Reserva. This reserva Especial wasn’t bad but it wasn’t quite what I was after. It had a taste that was beyond a pleasant anis and seemed more deep and jammy than the stuff I really like from Pesquera. Anyway, not really complaining but it wasn’t as ethereal as I was hoping it would be based on experiences back to the early-1980s, when I was a child. Had it at the Hawksmoor Knightsbridge with a ribeye, asparagus and way-too-buttery mushrooms. — 11 hours ago

Bobbi Jo Broxson

9.0

Very dry, especially for a Spanish red, to the point where it was hard to identify flavors. Still enjoyable, but I like other Spanish better. — 5 days ago

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9.1

“Ojo Gallo’, Castellano for ‘rooster eye’ (in other words, what the French call ‘oeil de perdrix’), hearkens back to the traditional clarete style of the region. This dark rosé (light red?) is a field blend of very old vines of Tempranillo, Garnacha, Bobal, Monastrell, Viura, Albillo and Malvasia co-fermented in cement and raised for 8 months in used barrels before bottling without added sulfur” — 25 days ago

Roberto Gomez

8.9

Inspección:
Opaco a translucidez
Brillo: Alto
Ausencia de Sedimentos
Color: Granate
Intensidad: Media
Viscosidad: Media Alta
Menisco: Variación de Ribete Corta con segunda tonalidad Magenta

Olfato:
Intensidad: Media Alta
Frutos Maduros
Amplios Frutos Obscuros (Arándanos y Mora)
Flores: Vainilla
Especies: Pimienta, Canela, Regaliz
Suelo Matriz Mineral
Presencia de Madera
Extras: Tabaco, Chocolate, Trufa, Cuero

Gusto:
Semi Dulce
Cuerpo: Medio Alto
Acidez: Media
Alcohol: Medio
Taninos: Medio
Complejidad: Media
Final: Medio Largo
Equilibrado

Notas: Amplio Vino de frutas negras especiadas. Una sensación de atardecer, la idea de una noche acercándose al paladar. — 6 days ago

Turd Ferguson

9.3

Bright. Dark. Precise Structure. Silky. A beauty — 14 days ago

Peter Sultan

9.3

Lopez Heredia rose lovers alert: a garnacha/Tempranillo blend from the husband of one of the Lopez daughters. More perky & fresh than its Lopez ancestor but still layered with tangerine peel, grapefruit pith, & some Unami. Great concentration & has a more new penny copper color. For about 30$ I’ll take it, especially since Lopez rose fetches 100$. — 3 days ago

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