Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Deep Ruby color with aromas of dark fruits, flinty spice, floral and oak notes. On the palate flavors of blackberry, black cherry and plum with notes of espresso, cacao and licorice wrapped in oak. Firm tannins, great old world balance with acidity, full body, long finish ends with fruit, oak, spice, and earthy mineral character. — 6 months ago

Yaw Awuku

9.3

Easy drinking at its best! Light and juicy, but by no means superficial. Dark berries, Cherry, some earthern notes and pepper. Gentle flow with medium acidity on the palate, tanins finish with a short and finely dosed grip. — 3 years ago

John Tan

9.3

Sanshugong.

12% alc. Margalagua is a charismatic parcel of the Taganan vineyard comprising 100- to 300-year-old vines on a uniquely iron-rich seam of rocky volcanic soil. This treacherously steep vineyard site is planted with a mix of mostly indigenous red grapes, such as Negramoll and Listán Negro, with a small amount of Listán Blanco. This parcel is about elegance and depth rather than power: due to the silky character of the wines, it is vinified differently with a much longer (30- to 45-day) maceration and 100% stem-inclusion, yielding a darker, bolder, richer wine.
[Vintage 2018:] “This vineyard has been vinified and bottled separately since 2012 because it has a very strong personality, not surprisingly, because it's one of the most fascinating and exceptional vineyards I've ever seen in my life. . . This is a translucent bright ruby color, and it's aromatic, floral, spicy and mineral, expressive and super fresh, because of the year and because they have new cooler vineyards. It has lots of notes of violets and lilies. The flavors are pungent, precise, clean, symmetric and very elegant, with refined tannins and a tasty, somewhat salty finish. This is the best wine they have produced to date. Truly word-class.” WA 98 (Luis Gutiérrez) — 4 years ago

Arai Buendia

9.0

This Mexican red wine certainly feels earthy and fruity like other Valle de Guadalupe wines I have had. This wine, though comes from the Italian grape Nebbiolo, doesn’t really have the sharpness (full tannins) most Italian wines have and most often need a food pairing. This wine because it’s light, smooth and almost Zin-like without being overly sweet. — 5 years ago

with Christine

Gerardo Suro

9.1

Piero Incisa de la Rochetta’s (Sassicaia) pinot noir project in Patagonia, Argentina continues to deliver impressive results such as this mind blowing release, Sin Azufre. Natural wine at its best displaying tipicity, personality and approachability. For anyone into elegant Pinots with freshness, balance and value, look no further. — 7 years ago

Richard Parks III

9.0

FRUYTZ FAHR DRAYH WAYNEH — 9 years ago

Sabrina Stavish

9.5

Brought by Howard Liberman. Delicious — 9 years ago

Kandace Falcón

9.0

Fantastic dry sparkling cava. Excellent for mimosas. Vaimo and I love it especially with a pineapple orange juice or pomegranate juice. — 10 years ago

Neal Ferry

9.2

Great $15 Bottle — 11 years ago

K L

8.9

Ridgewood wine store Portugal rec. too fruity but fine. — 6 months ago

with Matt

Blake Anderson

9.2

Subtle fruits, earthy, and dry. — 8 months ago

with Kaito

Neil Blaze

8.9

If I had rated this one the night I opened it, I would have given it a slightly lower score. At first, I caught aromas of leather and meat drippings and flavors of sundried tomatoes. A couple of nights later, the wine had opened up nicely and had more floral and spice aromas and flavors of red berries and earth. Needless to say, an interesting wine, indeed. And from the Canary Islands! Huh. 90% Listan Negro, 10% Castellana Negra. 9/1/22. — 3 years ago

Big Wave Dave

9.2

Massive jammy nose with lots of stewed prunes. Palate is much more restrained and complex. Silky mouthfeel. Still a big wine but a good lick of savoury spice. There is just enough acid and tannin to keep the beast in check. — 4 years ago

OMG PEDRO

9.0

Volcano Essence. Indigenous variety from Canary Islands. Fruity, Peppery and mineral. Bold and complex. Honest and intriguing . Rare and singular... Medium weight with mid to high tannins and balanced acidity. This is a serious wine for serious drinkers. This is a trip into tradition and knowledge. Masterfully crafted in Abona. — 6 years ago

Peter Sultan

8.9

First tip of different Malbec style- the Burgundy bottle. I like to try all wine fromPatagonia. Medium to light. A bit in distinctive though — 7 years ago

Carlos Rodriguez

9.2

Reducción. Fósforo. Volcánico. Fruta roja. Notas terrosas y vegetales. Amplio. Cuerpo medio-ligero. Fresco. Muy largo. Fruta roja. Taninos aún presentes — 9 years ago

Chris Ursini

Brand Manager Chambers & Chambers

9.0

Kicking off memorial day weekend right — 9 years ago

Emily

9.0

Drinks like a white. Tart and interesting. — 10 years ago

Molly Pearseb

9.8

A 2010 (notated as MMX) from toro, Spain. Brilliant. From Murphy's — 13 years ago

Maggie Harrison

9.0

carbonic, there’s a black pepper, rich reduced red berries base. wild mix of bubblegum carbonic and black pepper. firm tannins. — 7 months ago

Jon Bowling

9.1

Excellent — 7 months ago

Finnie

9.0

clean mineral exciting find more of these — 3 years ago

Luisa Russell

9.0

Sweet note. Drinkable. Fruity. — 4 years ago

Matt Shirley

9.2

Fantastic red, green notes, leather, tobacco, dry bold fruits but not fruity. Definitely buy again. — 5 years ago

with Amelia

Ben Christen

9.2

Slight barnyard nose, great light body with pepper spice and salinity — 6 years ago

Rashed Chowdhury

9.1

Never heard of this grape. Very nice heavy body. Apricot? Mandarin? Enjoyed the wine. — 8 years ago

Jonathan Pytko

9.4

Lovely, very refined. Can sit longer but drinking beautifully now- 2007 — 9 years ago

with Michael

Michael McNabb

9.1

Not a Spanish grape in it, but totally taste Spanish. Delicious. — 10 years ago

Spinning_spins

9.5

v2011 is less ripe, more nuanced than the v2010. — 10 years ago

Joseph Dodge

9.8

Inaugural celebration 2012! — 13 years ago