Willem Booij

9.2

This wine takes me back to 1980. I had to check my very first wine journal, back when I was still a true wine novice.

What I wrote then was simple but telling: “wonderful, full, and ripe.” No elaborate analysis, just sheer admiration as my third wine ever.

Now, decades later, I taste it again. With experience, reference points, and countless glasses behind me. And yet, the remarkable thing is: my tasting note today aligns perfectly with what I wrote back then.

The wine remains classic, harmonious, and carefully crafted. Ripe fruit, integrated oak, soft tannins, and a long, elegant finish, exactly what you hope for in a Gran Reserva.

This time, I was particularly surprised at how astonishingly well it paired with smoked salmon and a touch of soy sauce.

Something I could never have imagined in 1980. Yet it worked beautifully: the wine’s umami embraced the salmon, and the soy’s saltiness found balance in the wine’s ripeness and softness.

A wine that has not only stood the test of time, but has also grown alongside my palate. Then impressive for its power and ripeness, now for its precision, balance, and classic craftsmanship.

Some first impressions, it seems, are simply right from the start. And in this price range it’s just a very good wine. — a month ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.5

3 years under flor then 9 years oxidative. Salty, long. A little funky — 5 months ago

Peter travis

9.0

Quite nice. We would buy again — 2 years ago

TwiLea Fletcher

9.0

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Bills v Bronco — 19 days ago

Steve Bowen

9.2

Paired with chicken thigh paella. Dry with a fast finish. Somewhat bold flavor that paired perfect with bold flavor paella. The fast finish was perfect with the lasting flavor of the food making the wine not compete with the meal. — a month 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

G Faul

9.2

2001 drunk Dec 2025 — a month ago

Valeria Tascon

9.0

Light and crispy ! Very easy to drink LOVE — 2 months ago

Mark S.

9.0

Deep amber. Nuts and sweet caramel. Oak. Dry, then deep. Matured. A bit sweet is better? Gonzalez Byass Alfonso Seco Oloroso @2680, F, 250629-250701 — 7 months ago

A. R.

8.9

Super clean and delicious. Love the Riesling nose. — 2 years ago