Naia is, first and foremost, dedicated to making wine from some of the oldest vines in the region and, in the case of this 100% Verdejo, that can mean up to 130+ years old!  Made in stainless and left on its lees for four months, it’s bottled...

PRIMA Notes:  For their rose wine, Bodegas Olivares uses only free-run juice fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks.  There is only a short maceration on the skins, which explains the delicate and attractive pink color. ...

Vintage: In 2018, Rioja Alavesa saw a relatively cool and fresh vintage with many challenges; the result for Ostatu was elegant, expressive Atlantic wines. A cool spring and early summer with abundant rainfall required extensive, vigilant work in...

Vintage: In 2020, rainfall and early budding resulted in a relatively early, somewhat uneven harvest. Some vineyards were damaged by hail, reducing yields, but surviving bunches were of outstanding quality. 2020 at Ostatu produced balanced wines...

 This savory and delicious red is sourced from gnarly, head-pruned vineyards aged between 40 and 100 years grown in the Sierra Santa Cruz hills.  The slate-quartzite soils here rise at an incredible 25% grade allowing the fast-draining soils to...

There is a savory medley of red fruit like strawberries and cherries that danced around with some black fruit notes, a whack of bright acidity and that classic finishing spice Tempranillo always brings to the party, making this such a fun, zippy little...

At the same time, there is a small amount of the much-coveted Viña Tondonia Reserva to be found.  This is the from the winery’s Tondonia Estate and has been aged an astounding twelve years in barrel and bottle before release.  Here...

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...

Tasting Notes:  Opaque, dark cherry red. Intense, concentrated. Seductively expressive fruit (jammy cassis) culminating in delicate dried fruit notes (plum) and a distinctive, terroir-imparted mineral nuance. The palate is firm, lively,...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:  The red 2018 Altos de la Hoya was produced with Monastrell grapes from old ungrafted vines. It has a creamy and balsamic touch with sweet spices intermixed with ripe berry fruit and notes of pencil lead and...

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...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 97+ Points:The 2007 Termanthia is, like the 2007 Numanthia, a bit more accessible than its 2006 counterpart. That is to say that it should begin to become civilized with a mere 6-8 years of cellaring and should offer a...

Robert Parker The Wine Advocate:  92 Points The 2008 Espectacle del Montsant has a very distinctive, oyster shell-scented bouquet that expresses its terroir extremely well, hints of fennel emerging with continued aeration. The palate is fleshy in...