v21. Very good! Sharp, smokey, cedar nose. Round, rich blackberry and cassis fruit. Long, firm, soft, slightly astringent, herbal and black pepper finish. Enjoyable! — 2 months ago
Peppery and good — 6 months ago
Deep Ruby with aromas of dark red fruits, spice and floral notes. On the palate flavors of plum and black cherry with licorice, tea and spice notes. Fine tannins, lively acidity, medium(+) finish ending with fruit, slight alcohol burn and savory spice. Nice value, drink now! — 4 years ago
Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.
Beautiful nose of black currants, plums, licorice, light oak, spices, chocolates, earth, eucalyptus and black pepper.
Medium plus in body with medium plus acidity.
Dry on the palate with currants, plums, cooked cherries, spices, oak, licorice, tobacco, herbs, earth, dark chocolates, coffee and peppercorn.
Medium finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This 7 year old Rioja is starting to drink very nicely now. Elegant and nicely balanced. Complex and entertaining.
Will continue to age nicely in the next 5 to 7 years.
Good by itself as a sipping wine or with food.
14% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$20. — 6 days ago
Had this wine at Penny’s Wine Shop in Richmond, VA 9/3/2025 with Lisa. — 3 months ago
Bold for a Sauv Blanc. Notes of succulent pear and tropical fruit. Well-balanced acidity. — 2 years ago
140 bottles of this treasure were found in the winery's cellar around 2011 before it was reconditioned, sealed with fresh corks, and released into the world a few years later. A portion of these made their way to the Portland market in 2017 thanks to a fantastic local distributor, Casa Bruno.
Popped and poured - pristine cork beneath the wax and beautiful color, not at all brown or tawny, more brickish, slightly orange towards the rim. First sniff- clearly this is a sound, complete wine that is without a doubt very much alive. Aromatically reminiscent of old Bordeaux with ample leather, earth, cigar box and tobacco, sandalwood veering towards old wooden cabinet (if that makes sense), clove and nutmeg and cola, fruit is still present- strawberry/pomegranate, orange, very herbal and floral with dried rose petals/potpurri, vibrant acidity and an impressively long, haunting finish. Incredibly elegant, silky texture, crystalline purity, finished very Burgundian. Really, a perfect hybrid of aged Bordeaux and Burgundy. As a friend put it, "somehow both aged and ageless." No question the best 50+ year old bottle I've been fortunate to try. Certainly a once in a lifetime opportunity, though I hope to track down another bottle someday. You'd never guess this was 105 years old.
— 2 months ago
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Marc Melser
We had the 2019 Vintage on 11/26/25. A terrific Malbec/Cab blend that was aged in oak barrels for 18 months. I tried this first st the winery in Mendoza. A beautiful place that made this very good wine. Tastes of blackberry, plum, mocha and spice. Tannins all smoothed out. Full bodied and truly New World. Would buy again from CARO. — 10 days ago