Brian R

9.1

Decant decant decant! — 5 years ago

Kevin Ortzman

9.5

Dirty old world Bordeaux on the nose. Slightly smoky and barnyard. Palate was deliciously balanced with red primary fruits. With recorking this bottle would have lasted another five to seven years. — 5 years ago

with Frank

Mike Evans

9.0

Gluggable spicy tangy goodness. — 6 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.1

They don’t make it anymore. :( — 7 years ago

with Mark

Aaron Rankin

9.1

PnP. Very drinkable already. Spice, funk, and a melange of aromas in the nose. Velvety tannins and lively in the mid-palette. This is a thinking man’s weekday sipper. Will check back in with this in a couple days. — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.5

👉 Great value aged Rioja

Not as powerful as 890 but more an older Tondonia/Burgundy style & @ £50 today this 01 is a fab buy 👍

🍷Ruby garnet w/ brick edge

👃 Toasted oak through spiced dark cherry w/ herbs, tobacco, vanilla, prune, balsamic, soggy earth & scorched red fruit - Nasal orgasm 💥

👄 Med silky smooth earthy creamy delicate cherry oak balsamic Ooh La La 💃

🎯 Med+ dirty earthy cherry oaky seduction 😍

Can La Rioja Alta do no wrong 😁 — 8 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.6

Tasted blind, from two combined bottles. Yellow gold. Dirty lemon nose. Notes of lemon creme, wet stones, some dirt, some marzipan and vanilla, and a little honeysuckle. Rich in the mouth. Good structure with softened acidity. The unique nose of Niellon is easy to identify... Guessed 86 Batard. Great juice. — 5 years ago

Catherine Leith

9.0

Notes of strawberry and red berries, but not as sweet as some rosés. Provençal style. Crisp and clean. — 6 years ago

Brian R

9.1

Really interesting, unexpected smoky element. — 6 years ago

Trent Fletcher

9.1

Starter wine for this Thanksgiving at the beach. Slamming good. — 7 years ago

Caitlin Lise-Anne

9.3

Mmmmm delicious bc wine — 7 years ago

with Renita

Doctor No

9.2

Alder Springs makes Thingz with Zings! Does anything come from this place that isn't a laser or lightning bolt? Must make hair stand on end when you walk through it. I can just picture @Hardy Wallace picking his grapes looking like he had his hand on a van de Graff generator... — 8 years ago

Carlos Mejia Greene

9.0

Nicely balanced. Not too sweet. Paired with Indian curry — 9 years ago

Kathryn Dirks

9.3

Drank over ice, wasn’t mad. Good structure. Juicy mouthfeel. — 5 years ago

ADAM STROMFELD

9.4

Soft and earthy dirty farm and earth. Red fruit elegance and flowing gripping tannins — 5 years ago

with Kevin

Charlie C

9.0

Citrus, apple, faint grass. Nice minerality. Thought this would have more acid. Rounded. — 6 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.0

Light, fresh, red fruit driven, just a bit of earth and tannic grip. A non-merlot lover’s merlot — 6 years ago

Caitlin Lise-Anne

9.2

Such a great drinking white wine! — 7 years ago

William Hughes

9.2

I swear I smell mince meat spices and steel. Melon flavors. — 7 years ago

Buddy G

9.3

Dirty, stank and dank. Like having sex on a dumpster in August behind a Chinese restaurant in an alley inAugust. So worth it! — 9 years ago

with Diane and Betsy