Devin B

9.2

Salt! And pear. With a hint of flowers. Yummy! I love godello — a month ago

Austin Hohnke

9.3

An epic vintage of La Vizcaina. A wine with great poise, elegance, depth, and texture. Raul Perez deserves every accolade and bit of attention he is receiving. Marvelous Mencia. — 4 years ago

Roberto Carli

9.2

Tried to Coravin a glass but no luck, this was so reductive that efforts were futile. So I drank a taste of campfire and the day after opened it and tasted for real. The profile is full northern Rhône, maybe with a touch of gamay. Small red berries, bramble, a touch of organic earth, layers of stony complexity and tasty tanning. Extremely elegant showing, very tasty but only after lots of air. UPDATED from 9.4 to 9.2: I. Is tasted it on 4 occasions and the greatness, though there, shows itself only under perfect air and temperature. A bit too finicky — 2 years ago

Andrew Schirmer

9.4

Like another reviewer noted—smells like old rioja. Delightfully dry. Leather, slate, star anise (gluhwein spices), vanilla, fantastic mid-palate, shorter lightly tannic finish. Another Perez winner. — 3 years ago

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Richard Van Oorschot

9.7

2012 La Vizcaina - El Rapolao from Raúl Perez. An incredible wine; black pepper, incredible freshness, beautiful lift, almost dancing on the nose. The body is all elegance and freshness, while at the same time feeling plush. Very fine grained tannins. A balanced work of art. — 10 years ago