Products tagged with 'spain'

"I hadn't encountered their entry level, young and unoaked Monastrell for a while, but I tasted the 2016 Monastrell, and I've never smelled ..more detail

Wine Advocate [#234 / Dec 17]

"Inky ruby. Spicy dark berries and cherry on the nose, complicated by white pepper, floral and vanilla notes. Smooth and open-knit, offering ..more detail

Vinous [May 2017]

"Distinctive, with verbena and tarragon notes leading the way, followed by lemon pith and jicama flavors. Flashes of gooseberry and talc run ..more detail

Wine Spectator [June 15/17]

"Has a dense purple color, a big sweet kiss of blueberry and blackberry fruit mixed with crushed chalk, a full-bodied mouthfeel, beautiful p ..more detail

Wine Advocate [Interim Issue / July 15]

"The revamped 2015 has a completely different label that only keeps the "viñas viejas" moniker. It fermented in concrete vats and open-top b ..more detail

Wine Advocate [#234 / Dec 17]

"Deep ruby. Nicely focused dark berry and cherry preserve aromas pick up notes of cola and allspice with air. Smooth and fleshy on entry, th ..more detail

Vinous [Jan 16]

"It's lightly balsamic, a little leesy and with a lively palate, where the flavors are clean and focused with good intensity."

Wine Advocate [#235 / Feb 18]

"Some dried straw, honey and slightly herbal accents across tart papaya and lemon fruits."

James Suckling [Jul 24/17]

"Quite fragrant black fruit aromas with concentrated dry tannins to balance them. Plenty of life, too."

James Suckling [Jul 24 / 17]

"Named after the limestone dominant in the Valdepusa Estate soils in Toledo. It's a blend of 40% Syrah and 30% each Petit Verdot and Gracian ..more detail

Wine Advocate [#225 / Jun 16]

"2015 was a very warm year and the wine is ripe without excess, juicy and tasty, with a minty and chocolate touch perhaps from the one year ..more detail

Wine Advocate [#229 / Feb 17]

"Opaque ruby. Intense, mineral-accented cherry and cassis scents are complicated by suggestions of anise and pungent flowers. Juicy and focu ..more detail

Vinous [May 17]

"It's fragrant and perfumed, with generous spices and smoke, but also flowers and wild berries. It feels quite fluid, more agile, with good ..more detail

Robert Parker [#234 / Dec 17]

"It's the textbook volcanic Listán Negro character, with the black peppercorns, dry roses and wet pumice. The palate is approachable, with g ..more detail

Wine Advocate [#234 / Dec 17]

"Deep ruby. Ripe blueberry, boysenberry and woodsmoke aromas are accented by notes of licorice and nutmeg. Lush, broad and viscous, especial ..more detail

Vinous [Sept 13]

"Focused and lively, this lithe red delivers bright flavors of cherry, berry, mountain herb, vanilla and mineral, mingling harmoniously and su ..more detail

Wine Spectator [Feb 28/18]

"Pale, green-tinged gold. Vibrant and sharply focused on the perfumed nose, displaying fresh citrus and orchard fruit scents that deepen and ..more detail

Vinous [Jan 2016]

"This bold white is full-bodied and exuberant, with exotic flavors of pineapple, mango and coconut that stretch out on a rich frame, but remai ..more detail

Wine Spectator [April 30/18]

"A solid and rich red with blackberry, walnut and bark character. Full body, chewy and intense. Drink or hold."

James Suckling [Jul 24/17]

"This generous red delivers rich flavors of blackberry, currant, toast and mineral, which are harmonious over the well-integrated tannins, sho ..more detail

Wine Spectator [Nov 30/17]

"The 2006 Old Vines is late-harvested with the grapes dried in trays. It was fermented in new French oak with fermentation stopped by loweri ..more detail

Wine Advocate [#183 / June 09]

"Bright color, and it has a nose of youth, subtle and elegant. Unbelievable elegance and harmony on the palate, where the tannins are very f ..more detail

Wine Advocate [#235 / Feb 18]

"This got the best grapes they could produce in that challenging year. It is pure Tempranillo. It has a clean, perfumed, subtle nose, very f ..more detail

Wine Advocate [#226 / Aug 16]