Daniel M

9.0

R. Lopez de Heredia, Viña Cubillo, Rioja Crianza 2017
This is one of the many bottles we brought back in the trunk of our car from Spain and France after our summer stay over there. The nose shows dark berries, prune, meat juice, autumn forest soil after rain, oak. This is rather complex and layered. The palate is very well made and defined. There is a good acid drive, some nice dark berries and dark cherry notes all along, some width, some spices, a good tannic wall in the rear, disturbing ever so slighlty the mouthfeel by leaving a grippy, drying layer over a long, fruity, spicy finish which goes on for quite a while. The meat juice note that was showing in the nose makes a come back in the very end, adding a savoury, umami touch which is pretty nice, I must say. It's not at the level of the viña tondonia 2011 I tasted a while ago (and it costs only a fraction of the price) but it's very good Rioja Crianza in its own right. Not in-your-face, fresh and balanced winemaking style. Great effort !
90 out of 100 — 9 days ago

farzad farzin

9.2

2012 had it with t bond and NY steak — a month ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

A blend of mostly Tempranillo with Garnacha, Graciano and Mazuelo, aged 5 years in American oak, deep Ruby red color with aromas of ripe fruits, spice and tobacco notes. On the palate flavors of plum, blueberry and ripe cherry with spice, tobacco and cedar notes. Fine big rustic tannins, long finish, savory ending with tobacco and leather notes. Nice! — 3 months ago

Chris MacLean

9.3

Big winner at dinner tonight — 7 months ago

with Alessandro, Sarah and 2 others

Dave Rostker

9.2

Very nice! Less sweet and fuller than a typical rosé — 4 years ago

with Heather

Javier Alonso

9.0

2018
14,5 grados
Caracteristico de la Rivera, potente, elegante, frutas rojas, paso amplio y pos-gusto elegante y persistente — 5 years ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Splash decanted and enjoyed over the course of a couple hours. The 2014 “Viña Bosconia” pours a deep garnet/purple with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of Montmorency cherry, dill, toasted coconut, tobacco, leather and dry earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and elegant. Delicious already in its relative youth and there’s a long, bright future ahead. Drink now with patience through 2044. — 14 days ago

Holly Morgan

10

Blood orange and cloves as well as cherries in the nose. A bit of vanilla as it opens up. Tastes of tangerine and clove with a sweet cherry after taste. — a month ago

Joel Lara

9.4

Upon opening, this seemed a bit disjointed, with muted fruit flavors and strong herbal notes. Decanting didn’t seem to help much, but day 2 it finally opened up nicely, with nice complexity and intensity on the palate. Cherry, raspberry, cassis, bay leaf, dried Italian herbs, anise, cloves, vanilla, cedar, earth, and balsamic notes all come through. Really tasty, but maybe a bit too intense. I can see this improving with a few more years of aging so the flavors coalesce and soften a bit more. — 2 months ago

Bobbi Jo Broxson

9.1

Great start to Spanish night, 90% Macabeo — 3 years ago

with Brian, Dave and 1 other

web bond

9.1

“Ojo Gallo’, Castellano for ‘rooster eye’ (in other words, what the French call ‘oeil de perdrix’), hearkens back to the traditional clarete style of the region. This dark rosé (light red?) is a field blend of very old vines of Tempranillo, Garnacha, Bobal, Monastrell, Viura, Albillo and Malvasia co-fermented in cement and raised for 8 months in used barrels before bottling without added sulfur” — 4 years ago

Kleber Salazar

9.5

Long and fruity, very nice with stake. — 6 years ago

romo

9.2

Upside surprise. - at Chris & Mary’s — 2 hours ago

romo

9.2

Just when you think it’s going to Thelma & Louise, it spawns wings and lifts off. - at Franklin PT — a month ago

Enrique

9.3

Intenso , balsámico, llena la boca — 2 months ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.1

This 2023 has been in my cellar for almost 6 months and it’s silky and pure red fruit pleasure #garnacha #organic #aragon — 3 months ago

Boris Mathiszik

8.9

Bright red fruit, good acidity. Very mellow tannins. — 10 months ago

Anthony Perro

9.0

Pleasantly surprised. Nice malbec

Amanti Vino Feb 2023 — 4 years ago

Arthur Gousby III

9.0

Nice & at the right price (5p) — 5 years ago

Doctor Alex

9.2

Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Bobal — 6 years ago