Carter White

9.2

Opened up nicely. — 5 months ago

Barny

8.9

Schlank, aber für 12,5 Alk ganz schön Ausdruck — 3 years ago

Aaron Tan

8.9

I’ve been reading Nick Jackson’s Beyond Flavour leading up to my first blind tasting of the year. So armed with new knowledge about tasting through structure, I came out getting none of the blinds right. Haha! In my defense, it’s been a while since I’ve done this and some of the wines were perhaps showing less than ideal. Regardless, it was a productive exercise to focus in on structure instead of flavour.

This particular wine threw me a curve ball. On the nose, it’s smelled very ripe and sweet, with aromas of black fruits, new oak, liquorice, and spicy nuances. On the palate, the tannins immediately stood out as being different from the rest of the pack - moderate, chalky, focused on the front to mid-palate, where as the rest focused on the gums and cheeks. The acidity was very soft and the fruit was expectedly ripe. With sagely advice from Nick’s book, I was thrown in the direction of Shiraz, yet it wasn’t quite rich and fruity enough for the new world. Plus, shades of lifting volatile acidity keeps me hovering in the old world, but it’s definitely missing all the hallmarks of Syrah. Consider me stumped.

As with all blinds, the signs were obvious upon reveal - a Rioja Tempranillo from a warm year (I’ll let you join the dots). Notably, the tannin structure here was an outlier (Tempranillo tannins usually appear in the cheeks). Perhaps it has to do with the fact that the wine’s made out of Tempranillo Peludo? No matter, I honestly would have never identified it, just as I failed to identify the other Rioja’s in the blind - I’m just not familiar enough with the region or variety. Why you may ask? Well, a glass of the Raro, and I could take no more. Rioja’s just typically too rich for my blood. — 4 years ago

Iñigo Sanchez

8.9

Buen vino, suave DO la Mancha, uvas tempranillo, cabernet souvignon y shiraz. 6 meses de barrica ( en otras DO sería un roble). El resultado es bueno, redondo muy suave para un vino de la mancha. Un poco flojo en nariz, pero por lo que cuesta... Menos de 3 euros en lidl. Excelente relación calidad precio. — 7 years ago

J Choi

9.3

Strawberry unweighted cebreros — 9 years ago

Federico Ruiz

9.2

Ojo con este vino. De gama ultra alta y saladísimo, pero vale lo que cuesta. Gran acidez y estructura, mucha elegancia y final larguísimo. Compite en las grandes ligas. — 10 years ago

Timothy

8.9

Es notable que tiene cierta calidad pero aparentemente está muy joven. En boca se siente en el medio de la lengua, algo de fruta pero muy seca, algo de cuero también. En la.nariz predomina el alcohol,
Este vino deberia dar mas de.lo que cuesta. — 3 years ago

Carter White

9.8

Amazing unoaked unmallowed Chard. Super mineraly, almost flinty. Great concentration and verve. Reminiscent of Provencial Rose. Who knew Idaho could deliver this! — 4 years ago

Sara Thomas

9.1

The bottle has aged beautifully, good provenance. Balsamic, green peppercorn, dried plum. Very nice — 5 years ago

Timothy

8.9

Ya cuesta abajo — 5 years ago

AP

10

One of the best wines we have ever had. — 7 years ago

Mike Lev

9.0

40% Vidau (the old field blend) plus 45% Tempranillo and 15% Mazuelo, from a slope in the south of the Monte Yerga called Cuesta la Reina, from a big, 120-hectare plot that has been with the Escudero family for generations. It's fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel with a long maceration, matured in new French (70%) and American oak barrels for 18 months. this is a fun wine that crosses old world and new world. It’s got power, but it’s compact and not flabby. Needed some air to get moving — 8 years ago

Angel Martinez

Brand ambassador GHMumm Spain, Wine reviewer www.theluxury.es"

9.5

Enamorado. @Bodegaslustau Almacenista — 10 years ago

Steven Beishuizen

8.9

On the nose, this is alcoholic plum... But there's more on the nose too...Maybe bark? On the palate it's plummy skins... The tannins really are pronounced... Black plum... The finish is medium-long again with that plummy skin feel. — 3 years ago

FabianG

8.9

#wineaccess — 3 years ago

Philippe Jacob

9.8

Segunda botella estaba incluso mejor que la primera. — 5 years ago

Andrew Holod

National Sales Grapes of Spain

8.9

A bit fleshier than previous vintages. The move to less new oak and less time in oak seems focus the wines here a bit, but the house style of nearly opulent dark fruit remains. — 5 years ago

Shengli Hu

8.9

Ruben Diaz Cerro de la Estrella. Ripe and tart blueberry and plum. Iron, clove, mint, and bay leaves. Stony minerality. In between ruby and garnet. More juicy red plum and red cherry on the palate. Low acidity, medium (+) tannins, elevated body (14.5% abv). — 7 years ago

Aaron Forel

8.9

Excellent Malbec in an excellent restaurant in Rio De Janeiro. Wish you could experience it here — 8 years ago

Federico Ruiz

9.5

Posiblemente el mejor torro argento (¿mundial?) de 2015, aunque Colomé le podría pelear el cetro. Perfumadísimo y con final salvaje, fresco y traslúcido. Cuesta encontrarle un defecto. El sugerido en sept 2015 es de 250pe aprox. — 10 years ago