Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

Deep Ruby, aromas of sweet red and black fruits with pepper spice and oak. 4 grape blend from some of CVNE's best vineyards in the Rioja Alta (85% Tempranillo, rest Garnacha, Mazuelo & Graciano), aged in both French and American oak for 24 months. On the palate flavors of blackberry and currants with licorice, vanilla, tobacco & toasty oak tones. Soft full ripe tannins, wonderful balance, lively acidity on a long finish ending with an earthy mineral character. Very nice! — 15 days ago

Alan Weinberg

9.4

I was also a bit blurry by then. Superb wine. — a month ago

Michael Wehner

9.7

Intense rioja, will age very well — a month ago

Ericsson

9.2

Tempranillo from numerous Vega Sicilia vineyards in Ribera del Duero. A classic with great aging potential. — 2 months ago

Kurt Schuster

9.1

Open the bit dry and dusty and took a little while to develop, but definitely came in strong with chewy, dried tart, cherries, pomegranate, Dusty cooking herbs, cured meats, and stayed nicely developed over 2 to 3 days of drinking. Very delicious  — 23 days ago

John Bratincevic

9.4

Tobacco, fig, dark chocolate, bitter walnuts, cherry, orange. Old varnished bureau. Lovely and true to style. “Elegant.” 94. — a month ago

Vino Joe

9.6

Layered exotic and supple. This is definitely in the zone. There is a lot going on. Rich dark fruit. Ripe currants, smoke and earthy. Decanted. Give it 20-30 minutes to open. — a month ago

Dan Cobb

9.5

Very soft, light structure. Very approachable — 12 days ago

Sébastien F

9.3

C'est du haut niveau sur du fruit mur. La mûre, les notes viandées, le sous bois, une bouche tapissante, une longueur folle.
Un tout petit excès d'alcool à peine domageable. — 21 days ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Poured into a decanter about an hour prior to service; no formal notes due to the setting. It has been a few years since I last enjoyed the 2015 and I am happy to report that it is now very much open for business. The fruit is on full display and the oak is much better integrated. The structure is still quite firm but I found everything to be in better balance than it was upon release. This is squarely and its drinking window and should remain that way through the remainder of this decade and likely, well beyond. Drink now through 2030+ — 2 months ago