Jakub Kalinowski

9.0

A 60/40 blend of Arinto & Antão Vaz grown on red sandstone and aged 12m in French and American oak.
Nice & cool on the nose with a bit of sesame reduction and exotic, yellow fruit. Nice purity here & freshness. The wood is well integrated and plays the back fiddle.
Medium bodied in the palate with a bit of breadth & great flow. Poised & balanced, this is quite elegant. Great with food but also for sipping solo.
Good stuff! — a year ago

Chris England

9.4

When @gabymeetswine @vilaviniteca said they had an old LRA 890 @ €220 I bit her hand off & what a lovely experience 😍 Scroll for extra pics of the colour, cork & meal on Instagram 😉 Reminds me of Tondonia 1961 😁

🥩 Paired w/ Puff pasty Mexican beef wheel, cheesy baked Tato & veg perfectly

📍 La Rioja Alta 890 Gran Reserva 1982

🏵 94-95 points

🍇 Tempranillo with small quantities of Graciano & Mazuelo

🍷 Garnet ruby w/ brick edge

👃Smokey oak, fig, prune, date, musty damp cellar & soggy earth through old cherry & red berry fruits w/ lead pencil, minerals & a balsamic leather sherry mocha tone & hint of liquorice expressed perfectly in a Zalto Burgundy glass 😍

👄 Med body of smooth elegant red berry & red cherry in mocha & balsamic juice

🎯 Long red cherry & red fruit balsamic cocoa linger w/ a light minerality
— 8 years ago

Ed Reynolds

9.1

Just arrived in Montevideo at the Hyatt after 3 hour flight from Rio. Had a salad and tortellini's but felt like a red from Uruguay. After consulting the head waiter our Jr waiter said a "Tanto" from Uruguay is a red like between cab and merlot. Went for it and enjoyed it. Not too complex. Straight at me. Loved it actually and I slept well! Now I know what a Tanto is. Tanta/Tato? Will know before I leave. — 9 years ago

Kevin Fitzpatrick

9.1

Aging gracefully glad I found this hiding in my cellar. Still fresh and full of berries and a touch of tobacco finish. — 10 years ago