Sipping Fine Wine

9.5

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! — 2 months ago

Ericsson

9.7

Mariano García’s final vintage at Vega Sicilia. What a great bottle.

The nose opens with damp forest floor, leather, cedar, and quiet red fruit; subtle, reserved, endlessly composed.

On the palate, it’s silk laid gently over structure: dried cherry, tobacco, graphite, and savory earth carried by fine-grain tannins and measured acidity.

The finish reads like the final lines of a great novel: inevitable, complete, and exactly as it should be. And already, there’s a touch of nostalgia, because I don’t know when I’ll encounter something like this again. — 2 months ago

Monique

10

Excellent wine — 2 months ago

Sébastien F

9.2

C'est chaleureux mais très très harmonieux — 3 months ago

Damian

9.3

Cedar, fruit in the background, coconut?. Mature and delicious — 3 months ago

Doug Powers

9.2

Cork went backwards into the bottle, but was intact. Lovely medium-red color, faint bricking on edge, dried red fruits, subtle American oak, very suave on the palate, yet still shows some tannic grip into the long, lingering finish, I’ve long adored these 1980s/early 1990s Pesquera “regular” Ribera del Duero tintos, which avoided the much more lavishly oaked Janus Riserva cuvée, and most amazingly, how long these $18-20 regular cuvées will age!! — 4 months ago

with Jim

Stephen Dodson

9.2

No sediment, great colour and rich deep flavours — 6 months ago

Tree Kilpatrick

8.9

Classic Spanish flag color of yellow with red writing. Good brick red color. Just a hint of a purple core. Aroma is stones and red/black cherry cobblers-pies. Slightest of linseed oils. Flavors are bright, fresh Temp. Crunchy and dry. Just a hint of fennel or oregano. Has a classic feel and flavor. Would be great for watching El Clasico. — 9 months ago

Mindy Woytasczyk

9.0

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

Natasha Langton

9.3

Mushroomy flavours which opened up to something altogether more velvety — 2 months ago

Justin Manni

9.3

Fantastic — 2 months ago

Ivor

9.5

Reached its apogee and shined at the Christmas dinner table. Creamy, Smokey, delicate and long. A pure treat. Best one yet, one left. — 2 months ago

Mike Lang

9.0

Beautiful, balanced wine. Will purchase again. — 2 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. — 3 months ago

Tirso del Junco Jr

9.6

Having dinner with Patti at Mistral celebrating my retirement!!
Wonderful bottle !! — 3 months ago

Jay Kline

9.3

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+ — 6 months ago

brando cox

8.9

All the right things. Cherry. Cassis. Blackberry. Balanced warm vanilla cherry crumble which good riojas are known for. A hint of undergrowth. 2013 drinking superbly in 2025. — 8 months ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.3

That’s nice. Tempranillo Cab Blendage. Slight touch of age. Soft, supple. Drink me bitches. — 7 years ago

with James

Philip Cook

9.0

Amazing with the ribeye with sautéed mushrooms and onions. Dark red fruits and oaky with balancing tannins. $12 — 10 years ago

Donald Williams

9.5

Really nice with both the Chicken Marsala and the Tortellini with vodka sauce. — 2 months ago

with Bonnie

Brian Montgomery

9.0

Good pizza wine — 2 months ago

with Jessica

Enrique

9.4

No decepciona. Rioja de ley — 2 months ago

G Faul

9.2

2001 drunk Dec 2025 — 2 months ago

Tiffany Mead

8.9

Smooth though a little heavy — 3 months ago

Bobbi Jo Broxson

9.2

Classic Spanish, delicious with stew — 4 months ago

with Brian

Michael Wehner

9.7

Intense rioja, will age very well — 5 months ago

Andrea Watt

9.0

Oak, pepper, cherry, smoke, and plum. — 6 months ago

with Becky

Frank

9.0

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

Aaron Krauss

9.0

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

Michael Monroe

9.1

Very nice wine. Great value. — 11 years ago