Christian Bidegain

8.9

Nose: tropical fruit, pear, pineapple, sweet acetone

Taste: slightly sweet to start, dryer on the finish, mild acidity, green apple bubblegum that’s been left in my car, pear, Granny Smith aftertaste coupled with lingering tannin qualities. — 2 months ago

Alan Johnston

9.0

3.0. Very typical Malbec, Ok but not great. On sale for $18.99. — 3 months ago

Sergio L Figueiredo

9.1

Álcool 14,0%.
Degustado na Vinícola - Almoço — 3 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

8.9

Medium garnet core , quite narrow terracotta rim . Spiced earthy summer fruits, blackberry , cherry , blackcurrant , some herbal hints , vanilla , tobacco, grafite and iodine. On the palate this is quite fine boned , with refreshing acidity and medium ripe , rounded tannins , balanced alcohol . More herbal and dark fruited on the palate , blackcurrant , blackberry and cherry , spiced vanilla tinged dark cherry . Tobacco and grafite tinged medium length finish . Still drinking well , this is at peak now so drink over the next 2-3 years . — 6 months ago

Charles Duncan

9.0

With R & C Havard — 2 years ago

McCue Enright

9.2

Smells like wet leaves (earthy), tastes like tart, cherry candy. — 4 years ago

Ed Chin

9.4

Just lovely. The balance is extraordinary though I think another 5 yrs will only improve. — 2 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Blend of 95% Tempranillo with 5% Garnacha and Graciano, aged for 26 months in new French oak, 70 year-old vines. Deep Ruby color with aromas of fruit, earthy spiced and woodsy notes. On the palate flavors of blackberry and plum with cedar, tobacco, leather and smoky notes. Fine tannins, medium+ finish ending with fruit, tobacco, toasty cedar and earthy mineral character. — 3 months ago

Patrick Fishman

9.8

Amazing wine — 5 months ago

Gladys Xiques

9.2

Exquisite. Always solid. Paired with filet mignon. — 7 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.5

Winegeeks chih casa memo — 10 months ago

Mike Miller

9.0

Pepper and spices. — 2 years ago

with Anne

Severn Goodwin

9.6

We recently pulled some cases out of storage, which haven't seen the light of day for nearly 15 years, so I'll have some fun posts in the next several months.

Nose has split oak firewood (barely seasoned), cigar box, moist cedar shavings, blackberry, dried black currant, dried roses, fresh violets, moist leather, dried lavender dark chocolate powder and graphite pencil shavings.

Palate has chocolate covered blackberry, tarry black cherry, cedar sawdust, dark chocolate bark, prune, anise candy, clay pot and leather. Very long finish, subtle tannins exist still, amazing wine!

Cork pulled, 2h rest, then decanted 6h, a perfect bottle, still young, future bottles may be 2023-30, without concern.

100% Malbec (715 cases) | Wine Spectator Top 100: 2005, Rank: 31

Perfect pair to homemade burgers from a local farmer in Columbia Co. NY (Kinderhook Farm), cooked to a beautiful medium-rare served on toasted brioche burger rolls. — 5 years ago

Ericsson

9.1

Toro: one of the oldest and strongest expressions of Tempranillo is tamed by the House of Vega Sicilia. Pintia preserves the rustic and robust nature of the DO in an elegant way. Aromas and flavors of dark fruit, violets, dark chocolate, coffee and spice. Full bodied, high alcohol and fine grain tannins with a strong finish are sure to entice. — 3 months ago

Ryan Gamble

9.1

Oak, subtle pine on the nose. Rich dark color, sucks the moisture out of the mouth on the finish. Excellent and unique experience from a Spanish Tempranillo — 3 months ago

Bill Sweeney

9.0

Spicy red fruit, mostly cherry. Still quite a few tannins for a 10 year old. — 6 months ago

Thad Mogensen

9.5

Had this at a restaurant in Andorra literally at cost. The 2019 is a killer bottle. — 8 months ago

League of Pretentious Gentlemen

9.0

Really enjoying this tasty, dry sipper. I haven't had many Riojas but this is the first one I actually like. Good stuff! — a year ago

John Murphy

9.1

Drinking smoothly after being open for 2+ hrs. Bright, clean fruit. Red cherries for days. Very tasty! — 4 years ago

Jeff Hasmann

9.4

Wow! Fabulous from very old Tempranillo vines in Roa Del Duero. The Esteban family maintains their 60 ha of vines meticulously using extensive biodynamic practices and precise winemaking. It shows in the wine. Black fruit and currants meld harmoniously with hints of tobacco, coffee, licorice, and mineral. The texture is rich; the concentration of fruit is dense. This is a seriously good bottle of wine that WS gave 96 pts. 2016 vintage on Feb 11, 2020 — 5 years ago