Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

When something is sooooooo good, you go back and bring in your own bottle.

This is drinking beautifully, but would be even better in 5yrs.

This started with a caramel front. After a hour decant…it’s evenly balanced fruit, florals & spice/earth. It is now elegance refined with spice and roses from my backyard.

The best version of ripe; blackberries, black raspberries, both plums, strawberries, bright cherries, pomegranate & raspberries. Dry crushed rocks-top soil, cedar shavings, tobacco, old leather, mid berry cola, hints of graphite, charcoal, just a touch of moist herbs, some clove/nutmeg, a dab of olive tapenade, tree bark puree, the most insane red & pink roses, red florals, seriously perfect acidity, balance for months, mid tension, long length and elegance that most Tempranillo doesn’t give and long sets in dry soils.

Not your average Tempranillo with the right age. It is refined.

@KobeBeef511 Tokyo

If you find yourself in Tokyo, don’t miss it! They shave fresh Wasabi. — 5 days ago

Akshay Venkitasubramanian

9.4

bold, powerful, and deeply colored—perfect for steak ; — a month ago

Louis Martin

9.3

Honey and citrus, light acidity, great desert wine. — a year ago

Ted

9.3

Reminds me of a Burgundy. Real good. Grapefruit, pear and lemon. A bit oily. Used my outdoor fridge to chill. 🥶 — 3 years ago

with Jeni

Conrad Green

9.4

Dark fruit. Plum and garrigue. Quite intense still… still tight. Very good. — 4 years ago

with Paul and Ara

Roland Fleck

9.0

Haven’t tried the other years. But this is award winning for a reason. Needs a little time to breathe, great for a warm summers evening — 5 years ago

J Levenson

9.1

Upped my rating to a 9.1 based on quality to price. Give it a 30 min decant. “This wine contains 100% Tempranillo Peludo-a sub variety abandoned by many because if it’s low yield end and it’s one of the most memorable real Riojas we’ve had in quite some time.” - David Lynch, SommSelect — 6 years ago

Daniel Jara

9.3

Vinazo con decanto y espera de 50 min ! Es un vino de paciencia para disfrutar! Excelente en nariz y en boca potencia , madera , tabaco . — 23 days ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.5

Pappas jorge b memo b jason — a month ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2019 vintage. Opened and decanted. Tasted after 15 minutes and one hour. Medium body. Sleek and silky intro and mid-palate funneling much of the concentration and carnival into the back-end impressions. Picked up the various chocolates, earth. tobacco and cedar notes just before graduation. Obviously much much too premature but showing serious promise and composure after the first recital. 5.22.26. — 4 months ago

Mark S.

9.0

Elegant natural orange wine. A bit sweet sour grapefruit Bodegas y Viñedos Verum Ulterior Naranja Albillo Real Moravia Agria 22 @3000, Arome, 240205 — 3 years ago

Ed Chin

9.3

Very nice but was out shown to me by the Real. Maybe a few yrs would help as the depth wasn’t what I expected especially on the finish. — 3 years ago

Joakim J

9.5

Täyteläinen ja tamminen, loistava pihvin kanssa — 5 years ago

with Veera

Jason Gallo-Gaffner

8.9

Very good for the price — 6 years ago

Jay Kline

9.6

Opened about an hour prior to service; enjoyed over the course of two days. Fairly consistent throughout but maybe even a touch better on Day 2? The 1976 “Unico” pours a garnet color with a slightly orange rim and a near opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and some sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with intoxicating notes of cassis, black cherry, red plum, dried flowers, coffee (for dayz), tobacco, leather, sandalwood, some organic earth and a mix of cool and warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long with gorgeous texture. This bottle came across remarkably young and supremely elegant. So much so, that I thought it was an inspired decision by one of our brothers-in-wine to include it in this particular lineup. We had a little leftover for the next day and it continued to show well. Brilliant stuff. Drink now through 2046+ — a month ago

John Van Trijp

10

Weekend with Friends and average wines…😎 blend 1970, 1976, 1982 — 8 months ago

Mark S.

9.0

Firstly feel natural. Then, pear rich high viscosity. Special. Focused native grape. Bodegas y Viñedos Verum Ulterior Parcella No 7 y 9 Albillo Real 18 @3000, Arome, 240205 — 3 years ago

great.lena

8.9

2020- perfect! — 3 years ago

Donald Williams

9.4

A real beauty, compared to the last one we drank, 2 years age. This was full of fresh fruit, even after 15 years. Exactly what we expect in a Ribera del Duero. — 4 years ago

with Bonnie

Jakub Kalinowski

9.6

Beautiful enticing aromatics with some dark fruit (more red than black), a bit of kirsch, wet earth, leather, tobacco leaf and a exotic spice box. Evolved yet surprisingly fresh!
Quite light on the palate yet with a lot of character & presence, aetheric and airy yet with power & precision. Brilliant energy & elegance with lively acidity and mellowed, ultra fine tannins.
This is a meditation wine - I could sit with a glass of this the whole evening!
A grand unforgettable wine! — 5 years ago