Vega Clara

Bedrock Wine Co.

Vineyard Under the Mountain Heritage Santa Clara County Red Blend 2021

Holy smokes this is good! My expectations were modest due to my stereotyping its Santa Clara County provenance, but I stand corrected. This is apparently an old-vine blend featuring about 50% Zin and a mix of Carignane and Mataro (Mourvèdre) to round it out. The purity of the black and red berries on the nose is remarkable. A bit of crushed stony earth. In the mouth, there’s tremendous flavor concentration but with an athletic mouthfeel that balances nice acids and super-soft tannic support. Great length. Color me duly impressed. Shoulda got more. 14.5% alcohol thank you very much. — 10 days ago

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Doug Powers

@Tom Casagrande, I am rapidly becoming a huge fan of Bedrock’s wines the 2023s we have tasted (and more to taste at the next pickup party) really show how good the vintage was!!

Bodegas y Viñedos Vega Sicilia

Pintia Muestra Toro Tempranillo 2018

Deep, dark and contemplative. Fresh and lively nose, but the fruit is quite restrained and serious. Black cherry, prune, vanilla bean and black pepper with dusty, astringent tannins. Long dry finish of hay, dried herbs and some of that bitterness. Drinking it on the cooler side. Feels right to sip this while listening to Sketches of Spain. — 25 days ago

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Bodegas y Viñedos Vega Sicilia

Reserva Especial Unico Ribera del Duero Tempranillo Blend 2006

Among the best that Ribero del Duero offers. Benefits from a generous decant for a wonderful waft in the glass — a month ago

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Mary Taylor

Clara Sala Sicilia Grillo 2023

Bright citrus, pit fruit, saline, white flowers, dried sage. Outstanding as an aperitif, with cheese or any kind of Mediterranean cuisine. — a month ago

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Bodegas y Viñedos Vega Sicilia

Unico Ribera del Duero Tempranillo Blend 1968

beautiful and precise. Fresh plummy fruit with floral edges and a hint of vanilla. Clear and long. Profound. — 6 days ago

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Bodegas y Viñedos Vega Sicilia

Pintia Toro Tempranillo 2019

AEL
9.0

Great, but the 2018 better - a little more horsepower. — 16 days ago

A Tribute to Grace Wines

Besson Vineyard Grenache 2021

1910 planting.

60% stem inclusion.

N: lilacs

P: silky. Elegant cherries. Silky. Good grip. Well made

13.2%
— 24 days ago

Bodegas Benjamin de Rothschild-Vega Sicilia

Macán Rioja Tempranillo 2019

This tasty 5 year old Tempranillo from Vega Sicilia & Rothschild, is still young and needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly.

Showing red and black fruits with earth, wood, spices, peppercorn, chocolates, tobacco, graphite and dark coffee.

Complex and interesting. Rich and fruit forward. A modern take on Rioja.

Better than their Classico version, and will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years.

100% Tempranillo grapes from 40 year old vines.

14% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$120.
— 2 days ago

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