Mostly Tempranillo with some Garnacha, Graciano, Mazuelo with a particularly high percentage (10-12%) of the white varieties Viura and Malvasía Riojana. From Magana’s oldest parcels, 75 to 90-year-old bushvines in pure limestone,... Read More
The 2022 Crianza is a blend of roughly 65% Tempranillo and 35% Garnacha, aged for about 14 months in oak barrels. It shows black cherry, cassis, licorice, and spice with subtle smoke and toast notes, supported by ripe fruit,... Read More
The 2021 Aro is a blend of Tempranillo and Graciano, fermented naturally in small wood vats and aged for 18 months in new French oak. It shows vibrant aromas of wild berries, violet, spice, and oak touches of clove and vanilla. ... Read More
This 2010 Gran Reserva blends primarily Tempranillo (with Garnacha, Mazuelo, Graciano) and opens with aromas of black cherry, mocha, licorice, and smoky earth. On the palate it’s expansive yet precise—silky tannins, balanced... Read More
Bodegas Muga, founded in 1932 in Haro in Rioja Alta, is one of Rioja’s most respected family estates. Their Aro cuvée is a flagship bottling, made only in exceptional years. With strict selection, indigenous fermentations... Read More
Deep in color, this wine reveals intense aromas of ripe black cherry, clove, vanilla, cocoa, and forest floor. On the palate, polished tannins meet vibrant acidity and a refined mid-palate, with flavors of plum, spice, and toasted... Read More
Bodegas Muga, founded in 1932 in Haro in Rioja Alta, is one of Rioja’s most respected family estates. Their Aro cuvée is a flagship bottling, made only in exceptional years. With strict selection, indigenous fermentations... Read More
The 2020 Torre Muga opens with concentrated aromas of black cherry, cassis, plum, baking spice, graphite, and toasty oak. On the palate it is full-bodied and rich yet poised—firm but silky tannins frame ripe dark fruit, hints... Read More
The 2016 Vina del Olivo has to be one of the finest recent vintages of this wine. It's powerful and elegant and has great balance and a lively palate, with focused flavors, great purity and integrated oak. It's very young... Read More
This 2010 Contino Reserva presents a deep ruby‑garnet colour with crimson glints, offering an inviting bouquet of ripe black cherry, wild raspberry, crushed violet and cedar chest, layered with minerally slate and gently melted... Read More
Pícaro del Águila Clarete 2020 is a fascinating revival of a nearly forgotten Spanish style, a true “clarete” blending red and white grapes from ancient co-planted vineyards. Predominantly Tempranillo and Albillo, it undergoes... Read More
This Rioja, a blend of mostly Tempranillo with about a fifth Garnacha, has a nose that should inspire poets. Rain-splattered wild violets, toasted coconut, cinnamon and ripe brambly berries lie atop a bed of earth, smoke and forest... Read More
Christopher Deas, IWM: “Tasted 20+ times and have said it 20+ times, what other wine delivers so much with old world charm that can appease the Spaniard, Burghead, Rhoñe Ranger, and Claret enthusiast at under $50? This is a... Read More
Christopher Deas, Italian Wine Merchants: "This is a generous, silky textured Reserva Ardanza and one of the most exciting debuts we have tasted since its birth in 1942. The estate has been able to use the fruit from their new... Read More
Intense, deep cherry-red with a garnet-red rim. Intense and complex aromas, dominated by fruit (blackberry jam, raspberries and orange zest) that reveals underlying spicy and balsamic notes of cigar box, cedar liquorice, cloves,... Read More
This vertical six-pack of Rioja Alta Viña Arana VP Reserva spans nearly two decades, offering a rare chance to explore the evolution of Rioja’s classic Tempranillo through vintages of exceptional balance, finesse, and aging... Read More