Eliot Hamerman

9.1

Beautiful finish. Drinking great. — 3 days ago

Ming L

9.3

A single vineyard Rioja without aging classification, this is a classy Rioja in modern style. Deep and layered nose of plum, blackberry, cassis, licorice, cigar box, cocoa, and hint of smoked meat. Full elegant body. Nicely integrated oak even at this young age. Supple tannins.
20 months in 90/10 French/American new barrels. — a month ago

Paul Woolls

9.6

Elegant, balanced, not the strongest example of 68, but subtle fruit, medium length. Delightful. Comfortable slippers on a cold rainy night in Napa. — 2 months ago

Irina Georgieva

9.2

Lovely Rioja wine, good balance, fruity taste — a day ago

Carter White

9.0

Aging a little quickly, not much fruit left, but lots of interesting earthy notes and great concentration. — a month ago

Konrad Ziegler

9.0

Much to be thankful for! This will be a blockbuster in a few years. Still drinking really young. Could easily go 25-30. — 2 months ago

Roberto Carli

9.7

what an outstanding experience and without question one of the best wines of the year for me. This is a world class business card of what American oak can do at its best. It starts with a powerful yet elegant knows of dusty cherry, old licorice but mostly gives way to inebriating feeling of grandma‘s old spice cabinet. Something in the nose already tells you that fine fine tans are waiting for you, but the palate is overwhelmingly silky smoothness, possibly the highest combination of intense-yet-silky tannins you can find anywhere, with bright acidity and medium to light body that makes the whole thing dance. I decided to check the producer website and they recommend pairing it with cod with sauce. Luck would have it that I randomly was eating pasta filled with salt cod and tomato sauce. The pairing works well as it further rejuvenates the wine, but I would say it shines at its brightest just by itself, letting those tannins tell the story without any need to curb them down. I’m drinking from Coravin meaning I cannot decant the wine, but even the sediment tastes good. Just like those people who brag about buying burgundy in the 70s, I feel like once the ebbs and flows of trends will shift I will be bragging about buying a 26-year-old monte real gran reserva, kept 24 years at the winery, for 60 bucks, which in San Francisco wouldn’t even pay for the cost of storage  — 6 months ago

Miriam De Lyon

9.2

Perfect wine while CA burns, and your power has been shut off for safety — a month ago

Daniel veit

9.5

Beautiful aromatics — a month ago

Donald Williams

9.4

Perfect with pork and clams and chorizo. — 2 months ago

with Bonnie