Marqués de Murrieta

Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2012

leon egozi

9.3

Yep more NY wine spectator — 7 days ago

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Bodegas Beronia

Gran Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2013

Raul Puga

9.1

Very enjoyable and still young. Needs at least an hour to open up — 20 days ago

Ted, Tommy and 8 others liked this

R. López de Heredia

Viña Tondonia Gran Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 1995

Nagib Nasr

9.3

Amazing depth and complexity. — 14 days ago

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C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España)

Cune Gran Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2017

Ming L

9.1

Early picking for the ‘17 vintage, and it shows with fresh acidity lifting the well extracted black fruits. Still quite primary at year 7.
Very good value for a Gran Reserva. — a month ago

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Bodegas Faustino

Gran Reserva Faustino I Rioja Tempranillo Blend 1994

Will Stanley

9.4

A gift from my old man for my thirtieth birthday this year. My last experience with this wine was the 2001, enjoyed around ten years ago. I described then how the wine lived up to its popular reputation. Happy to reaffirm that feeling with this 1994, that is an absolutely gorgeous, captivating wine that ticks every box one may have for older Rioja. It marries sweet with sour in that way that the best wines from this region do, a medley of ripe blueberries with sour cherry; bitter orange, coconut, balsamic, tobacco and cranberry. The finish is long, with flecks of sweetness that beg you for another sip. I would imagine that Faustino produce in excess of a million bottles of this stuff, given the size of their holdings, which only impresses me even more that it turns out so well. — 7 days ago

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