Tempranillo

La Rioja Alta

Viña Alberdi Reserva Rioja Tempranillo 2020

4/2026. Good fruit with some spice. Full flavor that paired well with the dry aged ribeye at Halls Chophouse. — 3 months ago

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Bodegas Muga

Selección Especial Rioja Tempranillo 2020

Really dark fruit and a splash of mint. To quote Led Zeppelin and the legendary @Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego , you gotta whole lotta oak, you gotta whole lotta oak 🎶
Listening to Supersuckers
— 3 months ago

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Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego Premium Badge

@Dave Haha forgot about this bit of goofiness. Brought a smile to my face on a day off. All the best (wines)!! :)
Dave

Dave

That's what I'm here for @Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego
Tegan Marriott

Tegan Marriott

You're right Muga's oak treatments with the new American & French & their egg white fining does come at yah in full force!

R. López de Heredia

Viña Cubillo Crianza Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2017

Simple light red - low on minerality with good structure — 4 months ago

R. López de Heredia

Viña Tondonia Rioja Rosé Blend 2012

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. The 2012 Rosado pours pink/salmon color with medium viscosity and no signs of sediment or particles. On the nose, the wine is developing with Maraschino cherry, dried apricot, coconut, dill, vanilla, and walnut. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium- tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. Brilliant, soulful stuff. My first experience with the 2012 vintage. I hope there are many more to come. Drink now with patience (maybe even a decant) and through 2037. — 5 months ago

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La Rioja Alta

Viña Arana Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2001

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. — 5 months ago

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Bodegas Riojanas

Monte Real Gran Reserva Rioja Tempranillo 2005

Cedar, fruit in the background, coconut?. Mature and delicious — 7 months ago

Bodegas Muga

Reserva Rioja Tempranillo 2014

My second time trying the 2014 Reserva from Muga, this time again a superb example that even in an under-par vintage shows what a reliable wine this is. Chocolate is the aroma that leads from the glass, followed by blackberry, cassis, vanilla, kumquat and fresh tobacco. The palate has great concentration to the fruit, whilst being plush with gentle tannins and bitter orange acidity. — 4 years ago

Bodegas Hermanos Peciña

Señorío de P. Peciña Crianza Rioja Tempranillo Blend

Mild, dry, delicious...doesn't finish dry. Has some pep for an aftertaste. Love it! — 8 years ago

Viña Real (CVNE)

Gran Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2017

Medium deep ruby with quite a thin lightly garnet rim. Spiced dark cherry , with some sweet blackberry , raspberry , vanilla , cocoa , earthy leather and grafite . Quite young , dense and compacted on the nose. On the palate this quite intense with quite high acidity , slightly strict with lightly gritty tannins , cherry , blackberry , spiced raspberry , some touches of grafite , dried spices and leather . This is quite young , needs a little more time but is promising with good density , freshness and balance . Come back in 3-4 years and will drink well over the next 10-15 — 3 months ago

Scott@Mister, Somm and 5 others liked this

Bodegas Muga

Gran Reserva Prado Enea Rioja Tempranillo 2016

Rare beef on the immediate nose.

94 points
— 3 months ago

Tom, "Odedi" and 3 others liked this

Campo Viejo

Gran Reserva Rioja Tempranillo 2017

Good, would buy again. Not too heavy not too light, good aftertaste. — 5 months ago

Bodegas Volver

Single Vineyard Tempranillo 2018

Single Vineyard Tempranillo from Central Spain. Dark ruby/purple color. Aromas of ripe black fruit, tobacco, wet soil and anise seed. Flavors of cooked black cherries, currants and plums, dark cocoa powder, black olives and vanilla. Nicely integrated toasty oak on the long and plush finish. Full bodied. Extremely complex and nicely balanced. Well integrated and very smooth tannins. Bold and very well structured. Quite satisfying. Outstanding quality for the price. Great pick, Petey! — 6 months ago

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Bodegas y Viñedos Alion

Ribera Del Duero Tempranillo 2018

C'est chaleureux mais très très harmonieux — 7 months ago

Bodegas y Viñedos Maurodos

Viña San Román Toro Tempranillo 2015

Poured into a decanter about an hour prior to service; no formal notes due to the setting. It has been a few years since I last enjoyed the 2015 and I am happy to report that it is now very much open for business. The fruit is on full display and the oak is much better integrated. The structure is still quite firm but I found everything to be in better balance than it was upon release. This is squarely and its drinking window and should remain that way through the remainder of this decade and likely, well beyond. Drink now through 2030+ — 10 months ago

Zach, Ely and 7 others liked this

Bodegas Navalon

Gran Reserva Anciano Años 10 Years Oak Matured Valdepeñas Tempranillo

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

Abadia Retuerta

Selección Especial Sardon de Duero Tempranillo Blend 2012

Mermelada de frutos rojos chocolate, cacao, en boca larga persistencia — 10 years ago

Baron de Ley

Reserva Rioja Tempranillo 2020

This is delicious! Not made to age for the long haul, but it has a few years in it. Great cherry and raspberry flavors, smooth tannins. Just yummy, and I am inclined to like it better than the Muga I had earlier 😊
Listening to Gram Parsons
— 3 months ago

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La Rioja Alta

Gran Reserva 904 Rioja Tempranillo Graciano 2015

Quite good. Worth the $$ paid. — 3 months ago

Jay, Andrew and 3 others liked this

Campo Viejo

Reserva Rioja Tempranillo 2019

NH Liquor store $17. Very enjoyable before & during paella dinner. Would drink again. — 3 months ago

Marqués de Cáceres

Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2015

Took a few hours to open up but lovely bottle of rioja with balanced palate — 4 months ago

Dominio de Pingus

PSI Ribera del Duero Tempranillo 2022

Vintage 2022 | too young, rich smell, raspberries and pepper, classy — 5 months ago

"Odedi", Dave and 18 others liked this

Bodegas LAN

Gran Reserva Rioja Tempranillo

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.  — 5 months ago

Dominio de Pingus

Flor de Pingus Ribera del Duero Tempranillo 2021

Pingus, named after childhood nickname, deep Ruby with concentrated dark fruit aromas and gently smoky notes. On the palate flavors of cherry and plum, licorice, sweet vanilla spice, well balanced, fine grainy tannins, long finish ending with slight oaky tones. Very Nice! — 6 months ago

Ira, Juan and 5 others liked this

Marqués de Cáceres

Gran Reserva Rioja Tempranillo 2015

Classic Spanish, delicious with stew — 8 months ago

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Campo Viejo

Rioja Tempranillo 2017

Just perfect. Souk. Ordered multiple times. Reorder where possible. — 7 years ago

Marqués de Cáceres

Crianza Rioja Tempranillo Blend

Rhonda likes. Buy a bottle, but probably not a case. — 7 years ago