Rioja Wine

Our professional comments this is a terrific wine for those looking for a full bodied, oaky, typical

A great wine which expresses luscious fruit, spicy touches revealing a strong identity of its origins... read more

A tasty and well-structured wine with a deep black-cherry color. The fruity taste has an elegant...

Rich reddish color with a russet tone. Combines the aroma of vanilla with the freshness of the...

JS92, D96

"A nose of mature fruit and fruitcake, with balsamic hints, the palate is concentrated and complex"... read more

A wine that smells of luxury and plenty of attention, showing the right balance between oak and fruit and a balancing acidity; expressive and charming, solidly built. Impressive, with tightly crafted tannins, and it should improve over time. Drinking 2019 -2023. - Decanter 93_read more

On the palate it is round, well structured, balanced with every nuances of the grape and the oak. Ideal match to vegetables and juicy meat: lamb, roasts, game, and aged cheese_read more

Clearly violet to the black cherry, also blueberry, just very delicate hints of plum underneath....

A wine with little expression of fruit but with a lot of depth of aromas and a structured and elegant palate. It has been aged in a single 2000 liter Vosges wood vat for 20 months_read more

Rioja is without question the most famous wine region in Spain, but the region is anything but homogeneous. The three sub-regions – Rioja Alavesa, Rioja Oriental and Rioja Alta – differ enormously. This wine comes from the small hamlet of Labastida in the northwest of Rioja Alavesa, the smallest and northernmost sub-region located in the Spanish Basque Country and characterized by calcareous clay and sandy soils_read more

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Roasted notes appear gradually as well.  The wine has a great structure and body. It is well-balance and velvety on the mouth. It has a pleasant and long lasting finish_read more

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"Notes of red berries on the nose with an enticing mouth-feel. Red currant, juicy blackberry. Medium-bodied with crisp and enticing finish." read more

90+ Points Critical Acclaim | 'WS': '94', 'WE': '97', 'WA': '97', 'JS': '98', 'V': '95' Points

Extremely well-mannered, traditional character to this, showing layer upon layer of savory complexity on the nose, with iron, dried meat, tobacco, balsamic fruit, dried red berries, orange peel, leather and dried mushrooms_read more

Pleasant rosé for every day and this summer...

90+ Points Critical Acclaim | WS93, WE93 Points

"It's ripe but harmonious, modern, clean and expressive, with the chalky tannins that give that serious mouthfeel." read more

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The vines are an average of morethan 35 years old and low yields. They are harvested with great care and transported to the winery in small containers_read more

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Full-bodied, with depth and concentration, fine tannins and a firm backbone of acidity... herbs and spice end with a long, intense finish... read more

{'JD': '91', 'JS': '94'}

The 2018 Muga Reserva is a similar blend and has pretty, slightly fresher notes of darker, almost blue fruits as well as violets, spring flowers, and cedary oak. More medium-bodied on the palate_read more