Daniel M

9.0

R. Lopez de Heredia, Viña Cubillo, Rioja Crianza 2017
This is one of the many bottles we brought back in the trunk of our car from Spain and France after our summer stay over there. The nose shows dark berries, prune, meat juice, autumn forest soil after rain, oak. This is rather complex and layered. The palate is very well made and defined. There is a good acid drive, some nice dark berries and dark cherry notes all along, some width, some spices, a good tannic wall in the rear, disturbing ever so slighlty the mouthfeel by leaving a grippy, drying layer over a long, fruity, spicy finish which goes on for quite a while. The meat juice note that was showing in the nose makes a come back in the very end, adding a savoury, umami touch which is pretty nice, I must say. It's not at the level of the viña tondonia 2011 I tasted a while ago (and it costs only a fraction of the price) but it's very good Rioja Crianza in its own right. Not in-your-face, fresh and balanced winemaking style. Great effort !
90 out of 100 — 16 days ago

AEL

9.0

This is a serious wine - understated, tannic, alot going on. Agree w other reviewers that this vintage may be a bit young to crack open - didn't feel fully integrated yet. — a month ago

Holly Morgan

10

Blood orange and cloves as well as cherries in the nose. A bit of vanilla as it opens up. Tastes of tangerine and clove with a sweet cherry after taste. — 2 months ago

Sergio L Figueiredo

9.1

J. Rached - Out/2023.
Álcool 13,7% — 6 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

vintage 2019 | Cinnamon and brushwood, for me surprisingly soft, beautiful — 4 months ago

Austin Hohnke

9.1

Lovely bunch of coconuts. Oak glazed in balsamic. Agreeable. — 5 months ago

romo

9.2

Upside surprise. - at Chris & Mary’s — 7 days ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2019 | A hint of roses. perfumed spicyness. It is in a good drinking window now. Much to explore. — 19 days ago

Michael Murray

9.0

La Zeiran Madrid — 21 days ago

romo

9.2

Just when you think it’s going to Thelma & Louise, it spawns wings and lifts off. - at Franklin PT — 2 months ago

Jj Joe

9.5

What a surprise, good for korean foods and chicken too — 3 months ago

Bobbi Jo Broxson

9.4

Really happy birthday to me! — 5 months ago

with Brian

Ron Siegel

9.3

This has developed beautifully — 5 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

2013 vintage. Last tasted 11.1.24 (9.6). Decanted (small amount of sed) and tasted after 30 minutes, 1.5 hours and 3 hours. Still built for the long haul...like a quarter century+. Super floral and pretty nose this visit. Biggie, Brutalist architecture with sadistic infrastructure. Yes please! 9.26.26. — 2 days ago

Mandi Speidel

City Territory Chicago, Maverick Wine Company

9.2

Gardner Back in CHI — 15 days ago

Dave

9.1

Pleasant and true to type Garnacha. Ruby red, floral, some Flintstone vitamin on the nose. Fruity and tannic.
Listening to Oscar Peterson — 2 months ago

Jay Kline

9.4

Etna: Poured into a decanter about an hour prior to service; enjoyed over the course of dinner. The 2021 pours a deep garnet color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears and some fine sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with Bing cherry, Asian five spice, porchini, oregano, crushed gravel and minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. Another stunner from this incredible, own-rooted parcel in the Calderara Sottana contrada featuring vines over 140 years old. Insane. Drink now with some air and through 2041. — 2 months ago

Ville Pasula

9.0

Excellent with a completely outrageous chunk of bleeding super quality angus beef — 5 months ago

Bonnie Chu

9.2

Chianti Classico tasting 🇮🇹 @ Ai Fiori — 5 months ago

GaryWEdwards

9.5

An absolute delightful Nebbiolo with bright vibrant red showing through, fabulous nose, and a wide array of spice and herbs. Just coming into its best window with easily 20 more years to enjoy. Pleasant surprise of complexity and easy drinking. Begs for duck on the plate. — 6 months ago