Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

Vintage 2016 | This is a 100% macabeu cava, 40% of the basic wine is fermented in new wood, and gets 8 months ripening on wood. Second fermentation in bottle, at least 30 months sur lattes. Excellent balance, beautiful vanilla in smell, great effort! — 13 days ago

Stephanie Baugh

9.2

Critic tasting note: "A dark color and warm aromas of plum, raisin and prune announce a fuller-bodied wine. In the mouth, this feels sappy and extracted, while black cherry and prune flavors are darker and fatter than what you find in most crianzas. On the finish, dark-fruit notes quickly give way to prune. Michael Schachner" - 88/100 — 12 hours ago

Marc Ouellette

9.0

Before we take a sip, we must embrace this bouquet! The bouquet was amazing. Full of blackberries, cedar and oak. On the palet, this full bodied wine is on the dryer side but paired well with a Tuscan pizza! I guess it comes down to what you eat it with?! The Italians are the wine experts but the Portuguese do a great job! — 8 days ago

Kapyrick Wine

9.0

v18. Very good! Soft smoked meat nose. Fresh black cherry and mint fruit. Bright, clean, slightly chalky finish. Nice food wine. — 2 hours ago

romo

9.2

Blind guess was Bordeaux. Taught me a lesson about bashing American oak. — 7 days ago

Jack Jensen

9.5

Eating twizzlers waiting for Saturday morning cartoons to start — a day ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2007 | 46 months new barrels, Tempranillo Mint and chocolate in smell, juicy, complex, beautiful elegance — 11 days ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.0

Nose and pallet are both full of ripe black fruit with subtle hints of oak, black licorice, beef jerky and black pepper. Smooth tannins and a bit of a creamy texture. Full bodied and powerful. — 14 days ago

Ken Z

8.9

Drank 6/7/22.

This was nice with grilled sausage.

Nose of cherry and baking spice. Flavors of blueberry, red cherry, and toasted oak. Finishes with red fruit and wood notes. A bit quick on the finish, but a fun, well balanced rioja.

3/22/7/4/3 + 50 = 89 pts

Easy drinking. — 18 days ago

Carolyn Herlihy

9.0

Delicious Albariño paired well with burrata and pesto. — 8 days ago

with Stephanie