El Puntido Gran Reserva Rioja Tempranillo

So I commented on this earlier. It's better this time. My final two bottles. These are perfectly aged Riojas. Leather, rare meats, cedar, fading licorice on the nose. The palate is perfect tonight. Smooth, silky. To me, this is the epitome of "Peak". If you can get this, buy it and drink it. Try @WineAccess.

93+ points

Could use a lot more decant, but I'm impatient. Ruby through garnet with flecks of orange towards the rim. Aromas of fig, licorice, worn leather, forest floor. Medium acidity, even medium plus at age 15. On the palate, leather, mushrooms, some lingering blackberry.

93 points

Pop and pour Gran Reserva in the perfect place. It wears the 26 months in French barrique very well with flavors of coffee grounds and dark chocolate well integrated with notes of sun drenched berries and earth. There is a special minerality to this. Ample acidity and exquisite fine-grained tannin. Really well balanced given the 14.5% abv. and absolutely delicious. This is ready to go on it’s own or with some rabbit ragu.

2006 El Puntido is the current release, and it is stunning. Remarkably elegant, Burgundy-like expression of Rioja Alta from a cooler high elevation site. High-toned, floral and mineral with silken texture, melted tannins and ample concentration. Iron fist inside a velvet glove.

Dirty barnyard nose soft and elegant fruit very approachable elegant and balanced

Current release and kicking butt. Awesome Rioja showing it all, decant and enjoy it with some meat!!

Unblelieveably delicious. Cooked black cherries, red currant, salted smoked meat, sasparilla, bitter chocolate, fennel, licorice, soy sauce, balsamic, wet dog. Structure, Umami.

Big fruit and med plus tannins. Still a bit dusty after 30 min. I would t hold this too long... go now & reap rewards

Let the dust blow off for overripe baked blackberries, twigs and earth

Very very nice. Balanced, could use a touch kore acid to be totally in line, but a great example none-the-less