Bodegas Mas Alta

Marqués de Murrieta

Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Rioja Tempranillo Blend 1964

💯 for the privilige and the scarcity. Incomparable nose of chocolate figs, dates and raisins. Port/sherry notes! On the palate this is very lively, yet quite acidic.
To me, this is more intriguing and interesting than tasty…
— 6 days ago

Tom, Peter and 2 others liked this

La Rioja Alta

Gran Reserva 890 Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2001

2001 vintage. Opened not decanted. Medium body. Lean throughout except for (still) substantial oak presence like a drone posse. Pretty. Maybe another decade diminishes the oak? It must have been overwhelming upon release. 10.2.26. — 7 days ago

Jeroen, Ruud and 15 others liked this

Cusumano

Alta Mora Etna Bianco Carricante

Mandi Speidel
9.2

Gardner Back in CHI — a month ago

Anthony liked this

Podere Poggio Scalette

Il Carbonaione Alta Valle della Greve IGT Sangiovese 2021

AEL
9.0

This is a serious wine - understated, tannic, alot going on. Agree w other reviewers that this vintage may be a bit young to crack open - didn't feel fully integrated yet. — a month ago

R. López de Heredia

Viña Tondonia Rioja Rosé Blend 2012

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. — 2 months ago

La Rioja Alta

Gran Reserva Viña Arana Rioja Tempranillo 2015

Beautiful soft & rich wine. Great with Italian and a little bit of spice. — 3 months ago

Morgan Gress
with Morgan

Cruz Alta

Grand Reserve Malbec 2022

2022 vintage. Grand reservation Malbec. Excellent day 1. Goes a bit jammy by day two — 5 months ago

R. López de Heredia

Viña Cubillo Crianza Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2017

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
— a month ago

Juan, Jay and 6 others liked this

La Rioja Alta

Viña Alberdi Reserva Rioja Tempranillo 2021

Good as usual. — 13 days ago

Tom, Vin and 5 others liked this

Herencia Altes

Terra Alta Garnatxa Negra 2024

Pleasant and true to type Garnacha. Ruby red, floral, some Flintstone vitamin on the nose. Fruity and tannic.
Listening to Oscar Peterson
— 2 months ago

Rick, Doug and 22 others liked this

Bodega Catena Zapata

Angelica Zapata Alta Malbec 2019

J. Rached - Out/2023.
Álcool 13,7%
— 6 months ago

Sergio L Figueiredo

Sergio L Figueiredo

J. Rached - Out/2023.
Álcool 13,7%

Bodegas Mas Alta

Artigas Priorat Red Blend 2019

vintage 2019 | Cinnamon and brushwood, for me surprisingly soft, beautiful — 4 months 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 — 5 months ago

Daumas Gassac

Mas de Daumas Gassac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1986

[Back label says 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, and then (in a burst of French mathematical genius), the remaining 30% (hey, that’s what the label actually says), Malbec, Merlot, Syra (their spelling), Canernet Franc, Pinot (unspecified which Pinot??), and Tannat] OK, not trying to goof on the winery or the importer (uh, KLWM!?!?), but weird math and unclear varietal composition is kinda just odd, at best, or just weird?!?!?’ Production was 75,000 bouteilles, 1,400 magnums, 100 jeroboams, and 25 mathusalems (their spelling, not mine)??!!
OK, first whiff, I could honestly care less what the actual grape cepage is, tons of garrigue, but at age 40 still quite fresh, most of the tannic structure has faded away, but this shows those awesome tertiary notes, along with clear bottle sweetness, which makes these older bottles so amazing and, frankly, compelling to drink!! Great southern French wine from the Pays de l’Herault, super long finish, WOW!!!
— 19 days ago

Jim Powers
with Jim
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Tom Casagrande

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Wowza! Used to stock this in the store I managed in NYC. It was quite affordable back then.
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@Tom Casagrande, I also have a 1989, 1990 and 1995 stood up, I used to buy these from KLWM back in the day (IIRC, they were sold as “6-pack cases”), I think starting with the 1982 through 1998 (or 1995). These wines are immortal from an aging perspective, so will start drinking them on and off.

R. López de Heredia

Viña Tondonia Reserva Rioja Blanco Malvasia Viura 2005

Just when you think it’s going to Thelma & Louise, it spawns wings and lifts off. - at Franklin PT — 2 months ago

Daniel, Scott@Mister and 6 others liked this

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 months ago

Ruud, Tom and 1 other liked this

Miguel Torres

Mas La Plana Penedès Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

vintage 2019 | Awesome balance, wonderful scent with spicyness — 5 months ago

Tom, Rob and 8 others liked this