brando cox

9.2

21 years old. Drinking 2005 in 2026. One of the best QPR wines out there. A classic Old World Rioja offering unbelievable quality for the price. Visually, it pours a deep, dark ruby. The nose is rich with seductive burnt oak, dark berries, and smooth vanilla.
On the palate, it delivers a soft, well-balanced light-to-medium body bursting with red and black fruit, sweet cocoa, and a subtle green touch. It closes with a solid medium-plus fruity finish.
This 2005 vintage has plenty of life left to improve for years — 9 days ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.0

Bobal & Temp.? Hell yes. Pretty and light. Like a lot. — 2 years ago

Anna

9.0

сухое, легкое, вкусное, запах сладкого — 3 years ago

Peter travis

9.0

Quite nice. We would buy again — 3 years ago

Claudio Katz

9.0

Vintage 2016 Tempranillo — 4 years ago

Martinez

9.0

Intense, sharp, saline — 5 years ago

Kurtis Epp

9.0

I like this better than the CVNE Imperial line. This seems not quite as heavily oaked. Good balance of fruit and oak (2014 vintage). Not quite as good as Faustino I Gran Reserva (2009). — 6 years ago

Mark S.

8.9

Pale lemon yellow with green-1 Minerals shell fish etc. Seaside flavors. Citrus lemon grapefruit. White flower. Stimulated on my throat. A bit salty. 2nd day feel apple pear Fruitiness M+ Sweetness M Acidity M+ Bitterness M+ Body M Finish M % Fresh Dry Faustino Rivero Ulecia Rias Baixas Albarino 25 @389, cost, 261031-261104 — 8 days ago

Stanley Dowell

9.2

Classic style rioja. Bold and dry with a little spice — 7 months ago

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David Walser

8.9

House wine at La Casita for 15€. Not a great wine but was ok with our canelloni dishes. I wouldn’t order again if there were other options. At La Casita restaurant in Manilva, Spain. — 2 years ago

Jess

9.1

Pale straw color

Aromas of brioche, lemon, mushroom.
Dry. Flavors of lemon, brioche.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 2/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — 3 years ago

Jeremy Autry

9.2

Super smooth. Paired excellently with home made paella. — 5 years ago

Daniel M

9.2

There is a first note of raisins, then comes a cherry note and shortly after a mineral touch like gun powder or crushed rocks. This is very inviting and quite classic in style. The palate is wonderful. There is a strong acid backbone which gives this wine precision and drive, a nice raisin and cherry note all along, almost sweet but not unpleasant given the acid drive it plays against. A monster of a mid palate powers a very long finish. There is a slight tannic layer caressing that very long finish with a nice sand-like touch. The finish is all raisins, cherry that goes on for ever and with a slight bitterness that pops up in the end while the finish expands. This is the best ripasso I have ever had — 6 years ago

James Pauls

9.0

Delicious wine at an excellent price! Paired amazing with stone oven pizza. Been looking for an easy drinking low cost regular go to wine and this might be it. Will definitely be getting more bottles. — 3 months ago

Marcus Christian Williams

10

Rioja Reserva version. Excellent for a 9$ bottle. Deep ruby with visible browning. Notes of cherry, spice, and dried fig on the nose. Sour cherry and raisin with secondary of oak, spice, coconut, dill, leather, and eventually vanilla and mint after savoring. Once it opens up there’s some rich dark chocolate. Drier with med to full body. Medium tannins. Goes excellent with slow roasted pork. Everything I’m looking for in a Rioja at a really good price at Costco. Also went well with Californian blue cheese — 6 months ago

Michael Amoruso

9.0

Wow value. Black raspberry. Tar, dark chocolate. Late mint finish. Perfect tannins. Good finish. — 3 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.2

Very tasty. Noticeable American oak influence as you would expect. — 4 years ago

Alex Dang

9.9

Had it chilled…super delish!!! — 4 years ago

Peter Coulthard

9.0

Sainsburys. As before - easy drinking, decent price point, nothing spectacular but would drink again. — 5 years ago

Jeff Dunn

9.2

I love Rioja....so underrated — 6 years ago