April 16, 2024 - Dark fruit, cherries, tobacco and vanilla, balsamic. Nice acidity, silky
March 5, 2024 - Tobakk, kirsebær, anis, grafitt. Elegant og intens med godt integrert fat. Meget lang. 93
March 1, 2024 - A long time favorite Rioja. Sad seeing the price jump up nearly 25$ in two years. Nose of red cherry, leather and oak. Palate has cherry, vanilla, leather, cloves and nutmeg. Medium finish and smooth tannins. This can age for a while still. At the current price headed near 100$ in some areas, I will be looking for other Riojas like Muga Prado Enea and LRA 904 which are better in that price range in my opinion.
February 18, 2024 - Fruity with some complexity and limited depth. Slightly overpriced to my view.
January 19, 2024 - Others have already described the characters of this wine really well, nothing more to add from my side. I could not help myself so opened a 2015 bottle...and WOW!!! Already this good, there is potential in this wine for sure. The other 2015 bottle and the 2011 bottle in my cellar, I will definitely keep for ageing...and buy a couple more. 😉
December 8, 2023 - Wow! So glad I have quite a few of these! It’s already on an excellent level, but clearly keeps going. Still a structure of acidity and tannins to take it to 94+ in a few years. Wonderful.
December 2, 2023 - Overbevisende godt glas vin med yderligere potentiale. Flot åben næse med god dybde og masser af mørke og røde bær i form af kirsebær, solbær, brombær, blå blommer og finsk lakrids, skovbund, vanille, bøgeflis og røg. Smagen er frisk og frugtig, men med en gennemgående note af røg. Lidt vandig midtpalette, men herlig lang frugtig og let sødlig eftersmag. Flot vin, som jeg tror fortsat vil udvikle sig i kælderen. + 8-10 år.
October 17, 2023 - I’m not an experienced Rioja drinker so will not score. I found this to be dominated by oak aromas/flavors. Overall it seemed too simple with unintegrated oak. Did not seem ready to drink. Not enjoyable at this stage for me.
October 7, 2023 - Blueberries, cinnamon, milk chocolate, almonds, medium roast coffee, toffee and flower shop. Doetg and focus, with layers of black and blue fruits. There’s some pepper during the long, evolved finish. The middle palate remains plush and forthright: this is a truly classic Rioja. The aging potential scores high. Cottony tannins with grip, yet fade off. All throughout there’s a fresh leather element. Such a study. Drink now -.
August 30, 2023 - This really opened up after about 3+ hours. The nose is deep, contemplative, and balanced. Even at this young age it shows off his class with complex tones of sour red cherries, Moroccan spices, crushed rocks, fresh leather, raspberries, cranberries, violets, and dried roses. The full body peel is elegant and long with crisp, medium+ acidity and silky, medium+ tannins. The structure is clearly youthful as is the wine, and they should develop extremely well over the next 5-8+ years.