Alta Classe

La Rioja Alta

Reserva Viña Ardanza Rioja Tempranillo Garnacha 2019

Jj Joe
9.5

What a surprise, good for korean foods and chicken too — 4 days ago

Ruud and Tom liked this

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. — 2 months ago

Ed, Scott@Mister and 1 other liked this

Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Cru Classe des Graves Red Bordeaux Blend 2014

2014 vintage. Last tasted 6.2.23 (9.3). Light-medium body. Decanted with very little sed. Tasted after 30 minutes and two hours. Some fresh, green herbs along with tobacco and milk chocolate notes. Unperturbed and completely confident. Slightly better than the last visit and feel like another decade/near-decade will find this at a 9.5. 4.8.26. — 3 months ago

Dave, Jeroen and 18 others liked this

Finca Valpiedra

Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2012

Paul J
9.4

PnP. Dark red color with purple tones. Black and blue fruit on the nose with cedar and oak as well as subtle vanilla. Rustic and Bordeaux-like on the palate. Chewy wine with great depth and a long finish. Wine Spectator nailed this rec! Awesome QPR and super good. Debating between 94-95. — 4 months ago

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Tom, Paul and 2 others liked this

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

Chris liked this

Bodegas Mas Alta

Artigas Priorat Red Blend 2019

vintage 2019 | Cinnamon and brushwood, for me surprisingly soft, beautiful — a month ago

Ira, Daniel and 7 others liked this

Bodegas Ramón Bilbao

Crianza Rioja Tempranillo 2022

Excellent with a completely outrageous chunk of bleeding super quality angus beef — 2 months ago

La Rioja Alta

Gran Reserva 904 Rioja Tempranillo Graciano 2015

Quite good. Worth the $$ paid. — 2 months ago

Jay, Andrew and 3 others liked this

Cusumano

Alta Mora Etna Bianco Carricante 2023

Lemon curd and medium mouthfeel. Nice acidity! — 2 months ago

R. López de Heredia

Viña Cubillo Crianza Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2017

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

Château Malartic-Lagravière

Grand Cru Classe de Graves Pessac Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 2019

explosive from the first sniff and sipp, no decant, really nice with and without food. More modern than old-school…, re-buy! — 4 months ago

Daniel, Andrew and 6 others liked this
Dave

Dave

Ah, just posted it. A Chateau Meyney St Estephe (which is very nice)
Ruud Verhagen

Ruud Verhagen

also a very good choice Dave (and a good sipp next to Dua 👄 )
Dave

Dave

Yes, not a bad Wednesday 😀 @Ruud Verhagen

Château Bellefont-Belcier

Grand Cru Classe St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2000

Normal aged bordeaux character but should drink earlier — 5 months ago

Andrew, Peter and 1 other liked this

Cruz Alta

Grand Reserve Malbec 2022

2022 vintage. Grand reservation Malbec. Excellent day 1. Goes a bit jammy by day two — 2 months ago

R. López de Heredia

Viña Tondonia Reserva Rioja Blanco Malvasia Viura 2008

Salted orange peel. Butterscotch. Toasted nuts. Amaze balls. — 2 months ago

Tom, Scott@Mister and 1 other liked this

La Rioja Alta

Viña Ardanza Reserva Selección Especial Tempranillo Blend 2019

Lovely bunch of coconuts. Oak glazed in balsamic. Agreeable. — 2 months ago

Scott@Mister and Tom liked this
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Great. Now that song embedded in the headded.

Bodega Catena Zapata

Angelica Zapata Alta Malbec 2020

Wonderful!! Medium tannins, mild nose, and medium finish. This is so enjoyable and great with our asado!! — 3 months ago

Cibonne

Côtes de Provence "Cru Classe" Rouge Tibouren 2019

this is a very nice wine but clearly meant to be a food wine vs a standalone. a lot of black olive character on the palate, very peppery, quite savory, not a fruit forward wine at all. paired with A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms , Season 1 — 4 months ago

Pooneet, Ira and 2 others liked this

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

Joel, Jeroen and 12 others liked this