David Dorn

9.2

Very nice wine- drinks young but the fruit and structure is already there and it will continue to get better with age. Excellent! — 13 days ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.4

Gorgeous! Incredibly fresh with youthful vigor and classic Paulliac aromatic layers and a rich and concentrated palate with grippy tannins still! This one calls for a nice juicy steak! — 9 months ago

Shay A

9.4

One of the better older Bordeaux I’ve had in quite some time. Absolutely at peak with so many layers. It outshined an ‘03 Grand Puy Lacoste (which showed thin), ‘03 Montelena (sadly corked), and an ‘03 BV Georges de LaTour (rich/sweet).

Absolutely on fire from pop, this 20yr old left bank Bordeaux showed none of the overripe/too hot characteristics of the vintage. Deep purple/black in the glass with no bricking. Full-bodied. Mocha, truffle, roasted blackberries and raspberries, graphite on the nose. Ripe (but not overly so) dark berries, plum, cassis with vanilla pipe tobacco and even some iron. Still a good bit of tannin on the finish. This shows as a “modern” style due to the warmth, but balanced. Wish I had more. Pop the corks and enjoy! — 3 years ago

Bahar

9.0

Smooth, makes you want to drink more. — 6 years ago

Pascal Jeangirard

9.0

2015 perfect stability a nice experience — 7 years ago

Rudi Sanchez-Colberg

9.5

Fantastic effort. Worth cellaring a while longer... — 8 years ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.2

Great bottle this time. — a month ago

Jen Resnick

9.0

A superior rioja! — 5 months ago

Pablo

9.2

Good stuff. Dry. Medium body. Tannic. Expensive?! Sure. But there are market factors at play in pricing. Pairs well with a variety food. — a year ago

Ricardo Bohn Goncalves

9.4

Py Imma Mai22 — 4 years ago

Gregg Congleton

9.6

This is what French wine is all about - 2004 hand carried back from France; pouring into decanter, a reddish-brown golden caramel color sweet to the nose; after 20 mins it returned to a deep ruby red ; subtle, with hints of fruit - cherry, strawberry, cocoa dust and chalk - slight tannins - could go another 10 but delicious now. — 7 years ago

Thomas Rogers

9.0

Great with spice! — 7 years ago

Johan Larsson

Owner/Sommelier tapasbar

9.0

Snygg, slank, fruktdriven och med stor fräschör samt perfekt integrerade tanniner. (Post)modern Rioja i sin renaste form. — 8 years ago

Dave

8.9

Zippy lemon and grapefruit. Peach. Wet stone. Very good.
Listening to Son Volt — 3 months ago

Michael Chelus

9.3

Apple, lemon, cedar, dried apricot, honey, mango and oak. Great acidity and balance. — 5 months ago

DAL 9000

9.3

Bright this back from the AMA Bordeaux cruise. 2018 vs previous 2016 vintage. Bouquet of soft sour cherries! Dusty dry upfront of tannic dark sour cherries. Soft dusty finish. Nice old world flavors. — a year ago

Leon Corbeille

8.9

With cassoulet — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.2

A new Rioja for me I grabbed in Spain from @gabymeetswine @vilaviniteca @ €105 & whilst nice I think it’s overpriced as you get just as good quality in many £40-£50 Rioja but that said it’s nice 😉 & quite unusually earthy & mineral laden 😁 leave 5 years 👍

📍 Olivier Riviere Losares 2013 Rioja

🏵 92-93 points

🍇 Mazuela, Graciano & Tempranillo

🍷 Deep dark ruby

👃 Soggy earth, gravel, minerals & pencil lead through muted dark cherry w/ a light smokey soaked oak tone, red currant, balsamic & herbs then the oak really pushed through on steroids after a couple of hours

👄 Med body of red & dark cherry in balsamic w/ cocoa & minerals galore w/ a touch of blackberry

🎯 Med+ dry tannic red & dark cherry/berry cocoa mineral earthy linger w/ an okay follow through
— 7 years ago

Will Rogers

9.7

Carmel by the Sea dinner — 7 years ago

Riddley Walker

9.1

Спелая вишня, припущенная красная слива, красная смородина, ежевика, черника, ревень, мята, сухая земля, марганцовка, горькая корица. Среднее, подвижное тело с живой кислотностью и шелковой, сочной текстурой в рамке из ещё очень молодых, но отшлифованных танинов. Компактно и собранно, но не закрыто; с выраженной минеральностью; пока первично, но с хорошей глубиной и ощутимым потенциалом. Алкоголь даёт мягкое тепло, но не выжигает рецепторы; уравновешивающая его ментольная свежесть естественна и органична. Суровый, но верный баланс. Нужно ждать. — 8 years ago

with Rin