98 DE / 96 JS / 95 WA / 95 JA Simply, unique. It needs a lot of aeration before tasting, otherwise it can show some rusticity due to some reduction. After one hour, the wines opens up in the most delicate array of aromas,...
94 JS / 94 TC / 91 DE A deep expression of very neatly captured, ripe red cherries and dark berries, backed in by judicious oak treatment and a crushed flower perfume. The palate has such centrally focused fruit-presence...
97 DE / 96 WA / 95 JS / 94 WS Dark in colour but not opaque. There’s exciting freshness on the nose, with no excessively ripe fruit or overt oak getting in the way. A rounded, spherical, mouth-filling wine, but...
96+ WA / 96 JS / 95 WS / 94 VM / 17+ JR#46 James Suckling's Top 100 Spanish Wines of 2023 I tasted the bottled 2021 Finca Dofí, which comes from the 16 hectares that spread across the lieux-dits of La...
96 JS / 94 WA Naturally high concentration like the rest of Artadi wines. Crushed wet stones, more red and blue fruit than black fruit. Oyster shells, too. Nice chalky tannins on the palate, showing more suppleness and...
94 JS / 94 WA / 92 DE Aromas of blackberries and crushed stones with some black licorice and violets, following through to a medium body with a solid core of fruit and such attractive fruit and fine tannins at the finish...
94 WA The 2020 Arroyo del Tórtolas is from a plot they consider wilder than the one for the single-vineyard bottlings. It's a north-facing slope, and the grapes ripen slowly. In 2020, this fermented with 80% full...
94+ WA / 93 VM There is more complete ripeness in the 2021 Arroyo del Tórtolas, which shows a darker hue than the 2020 I tasted next to it. It has more clout, full development of aromas and flavors and 15% alcohol,...
94 WA / 94 GP The 2020s are paler than the 2021s, and the colors show a little more advanced, like the wines are aging at a faster pace. The 2020 Garnacha de Viña Bonita shows unusually evolved, with a more oxidative...
97 WA The 2021 Garnacha de Viña Bonita is pure Garnacha from a plot of very old vines planted in 1929 on very shallow and compact granite soils at 735 meters in altitude with north-facing exposure. It is always...
95 DE / 92 JS / 91 WS The 72ha Viña Lanciano vineyard sits in a privileged location, in a curve in the Ebro river. The vines dig deep to find nutrients on this pebble-strewn former riverbed. Grapes for this...
97+ WA / 95 VM Approximately 300 cases produced only in the finest vintages from the Raul Perez Family The floral 2018 Valtuille Cepas Centenarias is the next vintage after the 2015, as no 2016 or 2017 could be produced...
96+ WA / 95 VM Approximately 142 cases produced only in the finest vintages from the Raul Perez Family The 2018 Valtuille El Rapolao, like the rest of the single-vineyard wines, has not been bottled separately since 2015...
100 FS / 99 WA / 98 VM A complex bouquet that develops with a little time in the glass from fresh wild berry notes to floral and savoury-herbal nuances with violets and dried thyme. Extremely elegant on the palate, intense...
98 WA / 95 DE The flagship 2018 Clos Mogador is a blend of 45% Garnacha, 29% Cariñena, 16% Syrah and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon that fermented with natural yeasts and showcases their philosophy—slow fermentations...
96+ WA / 96 DE / 94 VM The 2016 Manyetes Vi de Vila Gratallops combines the rustic personality of the warm place—the slate soils and the old Cariñena vines—and the freshness of the 2016 vintage. It has...
97 WA / 96 JS I find the 2020 Moncerbal a little more closed than the other 2020s, darker and serious. It's still moderately ripe, with 13.8% alcohol, sweet tannins and a soft texture. Today, it shows a little austere and...
98 WA / 95 JS The ultra elegant, sleek and mineral 2021 Moncerbal has amazing freshness, ultra refined tannins and lots of complexity, with layers and layers of flavors and aromas and great depth. There is a sense of...
99 WA / 98 JS The bottled 2020 Pingus has settled, and the strong Mediterranean accent that was quite strong early on seems to have calmed down. The wine shows more of the serious Pingus character and is harmonious,...
99 WA It's always an exciting moment tasting a new vintage of the wine from one of the most beautiful vineyards in Montsant, and the 2019 Espectacle del Montsant didn't disappoint. It's always Mediterranean, heady and ripe,...
98 WA As with other wines, I also tasted the 2018 Espectacle del Montsant next to the 2017 to catch up, as I last tasted the region some 16 months ago. 2018 was a cooler year of slow ripeness, and the grapes achieved an...
99 FS / 98 WA 222 cases produced Multi-layered aromas with lots of sour cherry, hints of green plum, black olive and dark forest berries, a floral note and a touch of cinnamon. Fresh, aromatically powerful and elegant on...
96 GP / 94+ WA / 94 JS Style, creamy. Colour, cherry, garnet rim. Aroma, red berry notes, ripe fruit, neat, expressive, dark chocolate. Flavour, elegant, fine bitter notes, full of life, flavourful, varietal,...
96 JS / 95+ WA / 95 VM Dark cherries, ripe but fresh blueberries, slate, violets and a hint of graphite. There is lushness of fruit but it remains fresh and very primary in the middle with powdery tannins and a long, even...
96 WA There is more freshness in the 2020 La Vizcaína El Rapolao, where I even found notes of eucalyptus. It's medium-bodied and has fine tannins, very tasty and balanced. There are two new plots in 2020, so they...
97 WA It's not clear which vintage is better for the Ultreia range, as it depends on the wine. I think the 2019 Ultreia El Rapolao is better than the 2020, perhaps because it's from a warmer and riper year, when this wine...
97 WA This is the first time I have tasted La Vitoriana from Ultreia, and the 2019 Ultreia La Vitoriana is the first vintage produced. It is from the north side of the same vineyard produced by Castro Ventosa. There are...
98 JD / 97+ WA / 95 JS The 2019 Finca el Bosque is another single vineyard and comes from a site on a deep, gravelly escarpment overlooking the Ebro River. It offers more ripe blue fruits and cassis as well as sappy herbs,...
A special mixed case of 12 different wines from various regions and made in various styles to please everyone at the party! Whites, reds, sweet wines and more regularly priced up to $360 per case, now less than $13.50 per...
96 WA / 96 JA / 95 DE / 95 JS#44 James Suckling's Top 100 Spanish Wines of 2023 There is a change in the 2020 Matallana, as they have included Jean-Guillaume Prats (ex-Cos d'Estournel, ex-Lafite...) in the Ribera del...
98 WE / 96+ WA / 96 JS / 95 WS This deep violet-colored wine offers a bouquet of blackberry preserves, clove, black-olive paste and rose petal. Lively acidity and an enticing note of butterscotch appear on entry. A cloak of...
98 TA / 97 WE / 95 VM At its best - and La Nieta is a very good example - 2018 produced some delicious wines in Rioja. This single vineyard parcel of 1.78 hectares, planted on bony clay and limestone soils in 1975, has...
100 JA / 99 JS / 98 DE / 97 WA / 96 WI#5 James Suckling's Top 100 Spanish Wines of 2023#49 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2023 I tasted this at the property from barrel, thrilled to follow it now in bottle...
98 JS / 97 DB / 96+ WA / 96 JA#24 James Suckling Top 100 Spanish 2024 The minerality offers a thin gauze that veils the notes of chalk, seashells, violets, white pepper, flowers and red and blue berries. Touches of...
Made from Caino 30% and Espadeiro 70%, Sourced from a plot named Fontecon. Very poor soils over granite, organic and biodynamic Viticulture. Average production is 100 cases
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