Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2007 | 46 months new barrels, Tempranillo Mint and chocolate in smell, juicy, complex, beautiful elegance — 16 days ago

Ericsson

9.3

So this is from the time my wife graduated high school. Time flys but wine keeps getting better and reminiscing about the good ol’ days is the best part. Cheers. — 25 days ago

Conrad Green

9.0

Pretty on the nose and amber at the edges. Orange peel, dark cherry, roses. All quite subtle. A little short and tart on the finish — 6 days ago

with Paul

John W

10

Consistently great wine. Deep ruby coloration. On the nose, dark berry, dark cherry, currants, cinnamon and spice, dark chocolate and smoked oak. On the palate, rich and full bodied, jammy fruits, dark berries and cherry, dark chocolate, hints of cinnamon, balsamic and espresso, smokiness/smoked oak. Long finish with hints of smoked citrus rind. Nice, chewy tannins. — 25 days ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.4

Produced by Vega Sicilia and Bodegas Benjamin De Rothschild, aged in mostly French oak (new and 1 year old) for about 12 months, deep Ruby with aromas of fresh fruits and spice. On the palate flavors of fresh youthful berry fruit, cherry, licorice, vanilla and well integrated cedar. Fine tannins, long finish ending with fruit character, cacao and cedar character , very nice! — 7 days ago

Iwan

8.9

Classically styled Rioja - exactly what one should expect. Lovely plummy fruit, a little heavy on the vanilla notes for my taste. Great backbone of acidity. — 6 days ago

Bill Morgan

9.2

A favorite Rioja. Fortunate to have visited the vineyard and bought this bottle there. Aged a few years and it is delicious. — 20 days ago

Bob McDonald

9.6

Bright crimson in colour. Notes of Camphor and Sandalwood together with tarry red and black fruits. A rich flavoursome and savoury palate - medium to full bodied - a fleeting tobacco note. Firm yet silky tannins. Very polished. One of the best Tempranillos (actually 86% Tempranillo and 14% Garnacha) I’ve ever had - up there with Vega Sicilia. Shows the versatility of the Tempranillo grape and its suitability to the warm climes of Spain. One of the 1001 Wines. 98 points from Jay Miller of the Wine Advocate. — 5 days ago

Daniel Bloom

9.3

N: Marzipan, Oranges, almonds, verging on sherry, petrol.
P: weirdly fresh as a daisy, bright, you can sense the long time in American oak, but it has no weight. All this from the “ lesser” vineyard of Gravonia.
A wine to think and drink.
— 4 days ago

Colin Cahoon

9.2

Dark cherry, cranberry, cinnamon, clove, American oak, leather, cola, caramel, black pepper, cocoa, and eucalyptus. Medium alcohol, medium tannin, and high acid. — a day ago

with Susan