Andrew Cullimore

9.1

Medium ruby with medium garnet , ruby rim . Quite high toned spicy , sweet red fruit, red plum and cherry , vanilla , with a herbal , earthy touch. On the palate this is quite strict and tannic , lots of structure with decent acidity and red plum , darker cherry , spiced currants , hedgerow fruits, blackberry . Slightly saline , stony finish . Good length and well balanced alcohol . Very young , needs time to integrate. Better in 5-8 years and will last well for a further 10 or so years . — 6 days ago

Stuart Pollack

8.9

Excellent attack with an earthy and red fruit flavor and nose, but the finish was short and astringent. — 25 days ago

Becky Chidester

8.9

On the lower end of Gran Riojas I’ve had especially for a 2014. Still good. — 18 days ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.1

Garnet core , wide terracotta rim . Quite aromatic with sous bois , floral hints , spiced dried cherry, iodine , earth and leather . On the palate this has high acidity , fine tannins , orange rind , wet earth, sous bois , dried cherry . Good length . Ready drink now and over the next 5 years , just starting to run out of steam after a couple of hours . Elegant and refined in style — 6 days ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.5

Ruby core with quite wide garnet , terracotta rim . Quite deep and reserved at first , floral , red berry , strawberry, raspberry , red cherry , very fruit forward . On the palate this is also very primary , with lots of sweet strawberry , raspberry and cherry . Really fruit driven , so young . Bright acidity , quite strict tannin frame . This is a mineral saline note after a while , lots more complexity hidden underneath all plushness of the fruit . Perfectly balanced and proportioned with a long finish . Really promising and the finest of all the wines on this night but you will need to wait for the real fireworks to begin , a wine for the future . Wait 10 years and will probably show well a further 15 -20. — 25 days ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Soft plum and roses and violet. Lucid and lifted. Gorgeous and intense and pure — a month ago

Mark S.

9.0

Oak, vanilla, spices. Concentrated. Matured black fruits, berries. Smoky. Not tannic. Robust structure. Traditional Rioja, Bodegas Beronia Gran reserva Rioja 16 @8000, Tamay, 250704 — 6 days ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2012 | Super reliable Rioja with a smell of cedar, forrest and pipe tobacco. Velvety taste. Paired with blind finch and broad beans. — 17 days ago

Michael Amoruso

9.1

So good. Ready now. Forest floor. Herbs, tobacco. Dried red cherry. Background cranberry. — 5 days ago

Phil Kessling

9.3

Do not pass up an opportunity to buy this wine. Expensive Nerello but worth every cent. Tart red fruit with smoke and scorched earth. Complex but very easy drinking. — 18 days ago