Spain

2011 La Rioja Alta Gran Reserva 904
Lovely dried red fruit, such as plums with just a hint of prunes. Cedar, walnut and leather undertones. Full-bodied with lots of fruit, considering...
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2016 Vega Sicilia Pintia
There is a mix of black and red fruit that denotes good freshness. The palate is medium-bodied, with a distinct lack of rusticity and density, and ...
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JR
16
WA
88
WS
89
2001 Bodegas Faustino I Gran Reserva
The 2001 Faustino I Gran Reserva is a modern rendition of the old-time classical Riojas, with black rather than red fruit notes and developed aroma...
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WA
94
WS
94
2003 Vega-Sicilia Unico
Vega Sicilia’s 2003 Unico, mainly Tempranillo with a balancing 8% of Cabernet Sauvignon, was aged in wood for nearly seven years before being bottl...
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WA
96
WS
95
2005 Vega-Sicilia Unico
Neal Martin had already tasted the 2005 Único in 2012, before I joined The Wine Advocate, but then they released 2007 and 2008 before and the 2005 ...
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2006 R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Reserva
Suited in Rioja, Vina Tondonia is a top estate with hundred years of history.

WS
87
2007 R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Reserva
The red 2007 Viña Tondonia Reserva is showing great, revealing unusual finesse and elegance. The nose is a little reticent but nuanced and complex,...
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