E & K G

9.0

Always a pleasure to drink a Lopez De Heredia! Dried flowers galore with a solid core of dark red berries. Dusty tannins that really give the wine some character. Plenary more ahead for this one! — 5 days ago

Ellen Clifford

9.3

Red berries and red flowers and fun like that. This is brilliant and vibrant and has so much to say I can’t quite write it fast enough. I love this wine. — 11 days ago

Riccardo L.

9.0

Solid, in its prime. You can’t do better than this, at a comparable price point. Elegant and full, dry and delicious. — 13 days ago

Evan Bienstock

9.4

Amazing 94. Soft, clear, elegant and complex. The fruit here is is in perfect harmony with the alcohol and the tannin. Well done. — 7 days ago

Philip Patston

9.4

Love it. Very old world classic Rioja. Fruit needs time to emerge but it’s surrounded by intense darkness. Superb. — 8 days ago

"Odedi"

9.2

For #tempranilloday here is a delicious one from Rioja.

A very pretty color of dark ruby with a reddish/ brick rim.

Delightful nose of blueberries, black currants, sweet cherries, wood, licorice, spices, light vanilla, earth, tobacco, peppercorn, pencil lead, dark coffee and dark chocolates.

Medium plus in body and elegant with medium plus acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with cherries, blueberries, cedar, spices, tobacco, brown sugar, coffee, earth, wet rocks, vegetables, pencil lead and peppercorn.

Long finish with fine-grained tannins and tangy cranberries.

This is a great Tempranillo blend from Rioja. Spicy and intense with nice complexity and a great mouthfeel.

This 8 year old is starting to drink very nicely now. Would be nice to see how it evolves in the next 10 years.

Good by itself as a sipping wine. A good wine to enjoy with friends and talk about. Awesome nose. Loved smelling on it for a long while.

Needs 90 minutes in a decanter to open up properly and remove some of the acidity, so take your time.

A good food wine too. Nicely balanced with enough fruits for the earthiness this region brings to the table.

A good quality wine that will age nicely in the next 10 years. The tangy finish makes it interesting.

A blend of 88% Tempranillo and 12% Graciano. Grapes were hand-harvested and aged for 26 months in French Oak barrels.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$65. — 22 days ago

Iwan

9.2

Beautiful wine, perfectly balanced. Big red and black fruit, with excellent freshness and acidity. — 3 days ago

Andrew Lohse

9.1

Delivers EVERY time: red cherry, raisin, red plum, dill, new leather, tobacco, vanilla. — 3 days ago

Winston Jones

Host OrganicWineReview, Assistant Buyer Savvy Cellar Wine Bar

9.3

Simply delicious! Nice red fruits, coconut shell, vanilla bean and a bit of sweet balsamic. Nice structure and balanced. Full disclosure, I’m in Alicante Spain. Wine always taste better when you’re drinking in the county that it’s made in. The food, the atmosphere and the history! — 17 days ago

Arden Barnett

9.3

What a beauty! Sucker for any wine from La Rioja Alta. — 6 days ago