Rioja

Textbook Rioja barely showing a day of age. Lovely nose of orange rind, pomegranate, crushed flowers and cloves. Easy drinking with a wide range of...

Real old-time Rioja in style, with notes of tobacco, leather, raw meat, stewed cherries, and incense smoke. Medium bodied with strong acidity and a...

Primarily tempranillo, this native fermented, ruby hued Rioja blend is nervy and bright, full of red raspberry, rose, and spiciness. 

Textbook Rioja barely showing a day of age. Lovely nose of orange rind, pomegranate, crushed flowers and cloves. Easy drinking with a wide range of...

70% Tempranillo, 20% Graciano, 10% Garnacha from vines planted from 1940 to 1955.  24 months in stainless steel tanks plus 24 months in 60% French ...

60% Garnacha, 30% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano with vines planted from 1940 to 1955, gown in red silica sandy soil. 72 months in 60% French and 40% Am...

 Gran Reserva refers to older wine aged longer in oak barrels. It's a combo platter. Not a direct translation but that's the sentiment. A richer...

JS 98 Points:  "#82 Top 100 Wines of 2023: Very impressive complexity and width on the nose, showing lots of savoriness with mushrooms, sandalwood,...

Full-bodied, with depth and concentration, fine tannins and a firm backbone of acidity. It is powerful and structured yet open; notes of wild bramb...

95 Points JS: A very complex, aged Rioja with savory plums, mushrooms, bark, red earth, orange peel and cedar. Quite juicy, fresh and bright on the...

JS 95 Points:  "#38 Top 100 Wines of Spain 2023: A more vibrant and fruitier expression of Ardanza this year with strawberries, mussels, warm spice...

Reviving traditional Rioja wine making, Oscar Alegre and Eva Valganon are creating old style wine that tastes of Spanish sunshine.

JS 99 Points:  "#4 Top 100 Wines of Spain 2023: This is really refined and complex, with dark mineral, savory berries, mussels, walnuts, sweet spic...