Ben Lehman

9.2

2022 vintage. High acid, salty sea mist, herbal. My kinda wine — a month ago

Galen Hasler

9.0

Mineral red. Delicious. A Senda Vermella is Caiño and Mencía from several parcels in Rías Baixas. The vines range in age from 15-95 years and are planted on sandy and granitic soils. The grapes were harvested by hand, sorted, and foot-trod in plastic vats, with the Caiño and the Mencía separated. Native yeast fermentation began while the juice macerated with its skins for 21 days before pressing in a vertical press. Malolactic fermentation completed in used French oak barrels and stainless-steel tanks, where the wine rested until bottling. — 4 months ago

Paco Suro

9.2

For a varietal that leans to higher extraction this was restrained. Vibrant. Carried on for hours. — 7 months ago

Karyn Fricke

8.9

Medium bodied, a little pepper nose with some floral hints. Aeration and or allow the wine to open for a bit before enjoying. Went very nicely with meaty mushroom bolognese pasta. — 3 months ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured; consumed over a few hours. The 2016 Barbera "Vigna Martina" is deep, dark ruby with an almost impenetrable core. More than ample in the fruit department with all the dark berries. However, it's got enough of the non-fruits: the inorganic earth, purple flowers, some herbs and spices, to leave one in no doubt of its origin. This is certainly one of the more polished versions of Barbera. As for longevity, even at 6 years post vintage, this seemed fairly primary. That being said and based off my experiences with Barbera in this category, I expect the secondary characteristics of leather to begin emerging in the next couple of years. Tasty now and should continue to reward through 2030. — 7 months ago

Pippa

9.3

Wow this is good. Super complex, lots of acidity but an earthy depth. — 2 years ago

John Hagood

8.9

Frim wine shop near house in Madrid 1/14/2024. Definitely blackberry. No tannic. Fruit , iron. Cherry finish. — 4 months ago

Patricia Dixon

10

2016, little airing need, 10/10 — 6 months ago

with Tracey

Maureen O'Leary

9.0

Quite enjoyable. My wine store does free tastings and I didn't really like it. It got included anyway, so I was pleasantly surprised. — 7 months ago

Peter Sultan

8.9

Explorations of Castilla Y Leon part 2: no notes, but again that inky density & a fairly medium bodied expression of a varietal previously unknown. — 2 years ago