Andalucía, Spain

Bodegas Muga

Selección Especial Rioja Tempranillo 2016

Deep ruby in color, almost Inky, with a short reddish rim.

Full bodied and smooth with medium acidity and long legs.

Very dry on the palate with nice complexity.

Showing blueberries, plums, cooked cherries, black currants, light cedar, dark coffee, chocolates, earth, peppercorn, pencil lead, tobacco leaf, light vegetables and bitter herbs.

Short, tangy finish with fine grained tannins and pomegranates.

This 8 year old Rioja Reserva is still young and very dry, but already drinkable.

Lacking a bit of fruits on the palate, but the nose is gorgeous, once it opens up. The nose is more interesting than the palate at this point.

Needs a few hours to open up properly, so take your time.

Will continue to age nicely in the next 5 to 10 years. Would be interesting to try it again in 5 years.

A good food wine that will pair nicely with a nice piece of steak.

A blend of 70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha, 7% Mazuelo and 3% Graciano.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$50.
— 8 days ago

Juan, Lyle and 15 others liked this

Bodegas Beronia

Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2018

Dark chocolate, mint, dark berries, cedar, mushrooms on the nose on the pallet a very light cranberry and blueberry on the start with a tobacco & mushroom middle and a dry finish with heavy spice long finish wish the berry on the pallet was more loud but a very nice wine — 4 days ago

Ray and Jose liked this

La Rioja Alta

Gran Reserva 904 Rioja Tempranillo Graciano 1982

Gorgeous and soft and pretty. Orange rind, pluming, a sweetness. Pale in color and pure and light. Delicious — 17 days ago

Paul Woolls
with Paul
Juan, Iwan and 5 others liked this

La Rioja Alta

Viña Alberdi Reserva Rioja Tempranillo 2019

100% tempranillo, aged in oak for 2 years. Deep Ruby with aromas of berry fruits, spice and herb notes. On the palate flavors of cherry and blackberry with notes of oak and black pepper notes. Fine soft tannins, great balance with acidity, long finish ending with fruit, vanilla, oak and slight earthy spice character. Will age short term! — 5 days ago

Veronika, Juan and 4 others liked this

C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España)

Imperial Gran Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2004

Last Sunday lunch with Roast Lamb. A 20 year old Rioja fitted the bill nicely. A blend of 85% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano and 5% Mazuelo. Aged in new French and American oak for 24 months. Aromatics of tobacco leaf, plum, ashphalt and a bit of tar. A medicinal note the following night. The palate is medium to full bodied with berry, plum and liquorice. Resolved Tannins - quite fluid. This was Wine Spectators No. 1 wine for 2013 and now drinking at its peak but could go on for another 5 years on the evidence of this superb wine. — 22 days ago

Ray, Peter and 28 others liked this

Bodegas y Viñedos Vega Sicilia

Pintia Toro Tempranillo 2017

Jeremy Shanker
9.2

A baby. Smoked cedar, tobacco, black cherry and cacao. — 2 days ago

Peter, Severn and 2 others liked this

Marqués de Murrieta

Reserva Finca Ygay Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2018

Medium-deep ruby color.
Aromas of black cherry, herbs, earth.
Dry. Flavors of cherry, violet, roasted herbs, thyme, earthy minerality. Rich, chewy tannins.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 5/5
Finish: 5/5
— 7 days ago

"Odedi", Ray and 4 others liked this

R. López de Heredia

Viña Tondonia Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2012

Blend of mostly Tempranillo with about equal amounts of Garnacho, Graciano and Manzuelo, deep Ruby with a graceful bouquet of berry fruits, cigar box spice with fresh earthy tones, a traditional Rioja, still reticent. On the silky smooth palate, elegant with layers of flavors of ripe blackberry and cherry, tobacco, smoky cedar, dark fruit, vanilla spice, very well balanced with fine soft tannins and a clean structure ending with a nice long chalky earthy character. Delicious! Still has room to age. — 19 days ago

Tom, Daniel and 1 other liked this

Raventos i Blanc

de Nit Rosé Cava Blend

Beautiful blanc / blush transparent pink - white in the glass.

Just a classy clean bouquet with aromas of raspberry, peaches, and the light waft of fresh bread.

Nice mousse, not overpowering. Monastrell comes through. Big, unencumbered, and inconspicuously fresh and bold. Peaches and raspberries with a light bready character. Cherries.
— 9 days ago

Severn and Ron liked this

Martín Códax

Rías Baixas Albariño 2022

John Howard
8.9

Nice, if not a bit plain. — 5 days ago

Chris, FEFI and 9 others liked this