Concha y Toro

Marques de Casa Concha Carménère

9.1

Raspberries and dark berries upfront then a quickly fading dryness in the middle. Cocoa? at the finish. Softens as it opens up. Layers of flavor. — a month ago

Marqués de Murrieta

Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2011

GaryWEdwards

9.5

This Marques de Murrieta Gran Reserva is temporanillo led blend cherry pie like taste and a long finish. Beautiful wine just entering a nice long drinking window. — 8 months ago

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Marqués de Riscal

Herederos del Marques de Riscal Rueda Sauvignon Blanc 2022

Catherine Leith

9.2

Bold for a Sauv Blanc. Notes of succulent pear and tropical fruit. Well-balanced acidity. — a year ago

Marques de Altillo

Rioja Rosé Tempranillo

Sam Cox

9.5

Excellent house wine. — 22 days ago

Bodegas San Alejandro

Las Rocas Calatayud Garnacha 2017

Peter Heyboer

9.5

This is a great wine. It opens with strong berry character and some oak/vanilla. As it opens the jammy character shines through and you get a strong berry sweetness in flavor and aroma that drinks really easy for 14.5%. Stands up to the bit of age I put on it. Will drink again! — 5 months ago

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Marqués de Riscal

Gran Reserva Herederos del Marques de Riscal Rioja Tempranillo 2007

Ericsson

9.5

This Rioja has been tamed by time. The color on this wine is medium ruby with a colorless to brownish rim. The nose is a rustic bouquet of old dry cedar, leather, and tobacco, with scents of dry dark stone fruits and dark berries. Some tertiary wet earth and damp forest floor scents as well.

The mouthfeel is captivating with oak, smoke and vanilla followed by black cherry, prune, and raisins. This is full bodied, dry, and complex with smoothed out but lingering tannings and soft acidity. Low alcohol with a finish that goes on, and on, and on till the break of dawn. You literally keep tasting everything: the dry fruit, the tannings and the acidity.

Decanted and tasted over a two hour period. Handsdown one of the best Riojas I’ve ever tasted; many thanks to Somm Rodrigo Mares at Roothouse in Guadalajara for the exceptional gift. My only wonder is how this would have tasted in twenty thirty per say. I purchase all the wines I review but do keep in mind wine always tastes best when it's gifted. Cheers to more gifts like this one.
— 4 years ago

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