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
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
Christopher Deas, Italian Wine Merchants: "There is no denying this is a generous and concentrated red wine bordering on the exotic that begins with that softer glycerin texture that is often a signature of Priorat, but with aeration... 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 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
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
As Angelo Gaja, Mario Incisa della Rocchetta, or Paolo Bea have been winemaking pioneers in Italy, so has been ilvaro Palacios in Spain. One of nine children of the owner of Rioja's renowned Palacios Remondo, ilvaro was inspired... Read More