Peter Sultan

9.1

No notes; A beefier Ribera Sacra I’ve come back to several times. Deelish, clean, red fruits. — 25 days ago

Barberry Garden

8.9

Tasted blind. My guesses were around Fedellos do Couto and Matassa, but with influence from Sextant. Entry-level funky-style wine. Slightly restrained and simple in the nose with notes of sweet cherry, cranberry and spoiled jam. But it pays well in the taste. Fizzy at the beginning, salty with flavours of spoiled strawberry-cranberry jam but with the right volume and evolution based on jamminess. I would take it on a picnic, chill a little bit, and then chill together with a bottle or two of this wine. — 2 years ago

Hillary & Dave

9.1

Sunshine bright. Medium acid and smooth finish. Apples and honey. — 4 years ago

Marisa Thom

9.4

Strong apple flavors. Love it — 8 years ago

Ted

9.1

I’ve loved the reds and the white is the same. Just so good. — a month ago

with Jeni

Peter Sultan

9.3

Wine with roasted whole chicken part 2: I used to adore Ribera Sacra, & then moved away with the inevitable rise in price & trend towards more modern styles. Not this. A short decant (45-60) to take the wind out of the Brett sails, & we were off: dense, brambly black fruits on nose & palate, with a distant barn door left open on the nose. Medium plus acidity. It’s the length though that impressed me, along with a freshness (at 13%). Evolves in glass, as if the fruit still has layers. Like a really good chinon. At about 28$, a high end QPR. Eric Solomon imp, interestingly enough. — 3 years ago

with Owen

Antonio Vasco

9.2

Muy recomendable, para beber y no parar — 7 years ago

Ted

9.3

Light bodied. Packed with a ton of flavor. I have loved everything from this producer. Mint and wet gravel to go along with beautiful red fruit. — 2 months ago

with Jeni

Martinez

9.0

Blend of indigenous white varieties Dona Branca and Verdelho (the local name for Godello). Aromas of pear, herbal notes, aniseed. Structured, quite round and creamy on the palate. Very mineral.
— 3 years ago

Martinez

8.9

Blend of Mencia, caiño and bastardo (aka merenzao or trousseau) from biodynamically farmed vineyards in Mandin (Monterrei, Galicia’s smallest and least known appellation). Whole-cluster fermentation with indigenous yeasts. Dark ruby color. Quite pleasant, slightly rustic nose with aromas of dark fruit, some herbal (eucalyptus?) and earthy notes. Fresh, quite dry on the palate, some cherry flavors, high acidity — 4 years ago