Most of you don't know about Bodegas LAN's "employee cuvee." Otherwise known as their "Rioja D-12," this deliciousness is an assemblage of barrels that LAN's entire team (everyone - from vineyard management, to winemaking, to operations, to sales)...

1970 Rene Barbier Rioja Reserva

1973 C.U.N.E. 'Vina Imperial'  Rioja Reserva

1985 Bodegas Beronia Rioja Reserva

1983 Bodegas Carlos Serres Rioja Crianza

1973 Bodegas Corral 'Don Jacobo' Rioja Reserva

1973 Coto 'Coto de Imaz' Rioja Reserva

Winery Notes: Very aromatic on the nose, highlighting the ripe fruit with balsamic tones and a hint of mint that result in a wine of great complexity and elegance. Full bodied and rounded, a classic reserva with a long and persistent finish that lingers...

Wine Advocate 93 Points:   As with many wines this time, I had two vintages to taste of the Reserva from the Tondonia vineyard, 2009 and 2008, two very different, almost opposite vintages. The 2009 Viña Tondonia Reserva, a blend of 70%...

The iconic Remelluri Reserva is the original wine from Granja Nuestra Señora de Remelluri and is sourced from some of the most important, high altitude estate-grown vineyards in the Rioja district.  From the highest spot in the appellation,...

Winery Notes:  This wine has evolved perfectly showing a deep ruby colour with shades of orange. Its nose is persistent, full bodied and showing a lot of mature fruit, being dominated by the Tempranillo grape. Its taste is round, smooth, fresh, full...

The vines, a mixture of mainly Tempranillo with Garnacha, Mazuelo and Graciano, are over 40-years old and have long been bottled as an oak-aged Crianza, although, legally, it could easily qualify as Gran Reserva.   Aged for three years in...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 97 Points:The 2008 Vina el Pison comes from a single vineyard planted in 1945 on pure limestone. It is the epitome of elegance with a sensual bouquet, a silky texture, already complex flavors, and a lengthy, pure finish. It...