Vina Bujanda

Reserva Rioja Tempranillo

8.9101 ratings
8.910 pro ratings
La Rioja, Spain
Tempranillo
Lamb, Tomato-Based, Polenta, Hard Cheese, Pork, Beef, Pasta, Mushrooms, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Venison, Exotic Spices, Potato, Turkey, Beans & Peas, Herbs, Baking Spices, Pungent Cheese, Duck, Salami & Prosciutto, White Rice, Chili & Hot Spicy, Lasagna, Pizza, Barbecue, Mexican Cuisine, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Peter Sultan

Not sure if reviews of the Crianza got mixed in here, but this is the Riserva from a great Rioja vintage & is a solidly medium bodied wine. The nose alone is worth the cheap price of admission: ripe cherries, leather, all the classic barrel aged notes of dill & vanilla. Very very fresh though on the palate. Those ripe cherries, dark chocolate notes pick up intensity. For a rich wine ( which is not to my taste) & producer I never tried I was impressed

Not sure if reviews of the Crianza got mixed in here, but this is the Riserva from a great Rioja vintage & is a solidly medium bodied wine. The nose alone is worth the cheap price of admission: ripe cherries, leather, all the classic barrel aged notes of dill & vanilla. Very very fresh though on the palate. Those ripe cherries, dark chocolate notes pick up intensity. For a rich wine ( which is not to my taste) & producer I never tried I was impressed

Feb 17th, 2024
"Odedi"

Dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim.

Nice nose of black fruits with earth, herbs, light vegetables, light oak and peppercorn.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with black fruits, oak, licorice, chocolates, herbs, spices, earth, light vegetables, tobacco leaf, coffee and peppercorn.

Short finish with soft tannins and tangy raspberries.

Easy drinking and nicely balanced with mild complexity. Tangy and interesting.

Good by itself or with food. A nice sipping wine.

Will continue to drink nicely in the next few years.

100% Tempranillo grapes were aged in used French and American Oak barrels for 24 months.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

88 points.

$25.

Dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim.

Nice nose of black fruits with earth, herbs, light vegetables, light oak and peppercorn.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with black fruits, oak, licorice, chocolates, herbs, spices, earth, light vegetables, tobacco leaf, coffee and peppercorn.

Short finish with soft tannins and tangy raspberries.

Easy drinking and nicely balanced with mild complexity. Tangy and interesting.

Good by itself or with food. A nice sipping wine.

Will continue to drink nicely in the next few years.

100% Tempranillo grapes were aged in used French and American Oak barrels for 24 months.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

88 points.

$25.

Oct 4th, 2023
Beau Carson

So much dill and coconut! Backed by sweet cherry, leather, and burning tobacco.

So much dill and coconut! Backed by sweet cherry, leather, and burning tobacco.

Nov 26th, 2017
Sheri Pattillo

Consulting Sommelier Texas Hill Country

8.9

Leather, tobacco, dill and dark chocolate. I'm a fan.

Leather, tobacco, dill and dark chocolate. I'm a fan.

Jul 20th, 2015
Konrad Ziegler

At the Iberian Pig in Decatur

At the Iberian Pig in Decatur

Nov 6th, 2022
Ben Edwards

Probably overrating out of pleasant surprise, but love the clean, bright 100% temprannillo, and integrated overall experience. Trying with dinner, so not likely to identify the dill and leather others mentioned (whatever it is goes great with quesadillas). It reads like a soft negroni, which I consider high praise.

Probably overrating out of pleasant surprise, but love the clean, bright 100% temprannillo, and integrated overall experience. Trying with dinner, so not likely to identify the dill and leather others mentioned (whatever it is goes great with quesadillas). It reads like a soft negroni, which I consider high praise.

Nov 14th, 2020
Jeff Ball

Not much of a nose. Some dill, herbs, and clay- very little fruit, although a bit tart.

Not much of a nose. Some dill, herbs, and clay- very little fruit, although a bit tart.

Jan 12th, 2020
Vitaly Domnenko

Bm. Tm. Am+. Fm-.

Bm. Tm. Am+. Fm-.

Oct 3rd, 2019
Gord Dowbiggin

Mother's Day dinner and Maureen's birthday at Vittoria Trattoria.

Mother's Day dinner and Maureen's birthday at Vittoria Trattoria.

May 13th, 2018
Christian Fischer

Nice one

Nice one

Feb 12th, 2017