2019 Torres Secret del Priorat, DOQ Priorat Secret del Priorat reveals the idiosyncrasies of each variety and each  parcel in a combination of our vineyards and those of small winegrowers,  located at different altitudes and sites across the...

 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

1985 Bodegas Beronia Rioja Reserva

1983 Bodegas Carlos Serres Rioja Crianza

Wine Spectator:  This bright red ripples across the palate, with savory hints of cured tobacco and loamy earth underscoring the black currant and black raspberry fruit. Medium-bodied, with lightly chewy tannins. Drink now through 2027.  90...

The La Vizcaína project, dating to 2011, is Raúl Pérez’s vision for single-parcel wines from his home village of Valtuille de Abajo in Bierzo that hew as close as possible to the Burgundy model: the reds are made in more or...

PRIMA Notes:  One of the new outposts in the Torres empire is in Costers del Segre, a particularly remote part of Catalonia in the rain shadow of the Pyrenees.  This is an ancient growing region with sparse rainfall and dramatic diurnal shifts...

Winery Notes:  Made from selected indigenous grapes of Godello from one parcel of called TRASDAIRELAS planted in 1980, grown in vineyards on the south facing slopes, the right bank of the river Sil on black slate and granitic soils at 400m.

2016 Eladio Piniero 'Frore de Carme' Albarino 2-pack  PEZIUM – 2016 Frore de Carme 1 bottle aged on land, 1 bottle aged underwater What Eladio can do with Albariño simply beggars belief. He makes no fewer than four still versions of...

Decanter: A plush and fabulous expression of variety and provenance with  well-integrated alcohol, tannin and acidity. Will continue for several  years and mellow. Be warned – one glass will be quickly followed by the  next." -...

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...

 Certified organically farmed. No one knows how the Spanish manage to continue to work this magic. In California, say, the box alone might cost more than this wine does! Yes, Jumilla, some thirty kilometers down a windy valley from the ocean on...

 This vintage yields a more restrained style after the generous  character of the 2019 vintage. The 2020 wines are impressively fresh  with balanced alcohol and aromas, a fresher, more Atlantic character,  and good acidity. It was an...

NV Perez Gran Barquero Fino en Rama Sherry 500 ml 

2017 Tendresa Vi Negre Priorat  92 points, James Suckling                 Enveloping black-cherry and blueberry aromas, but also notes of  licorice and smoke. A bold and...

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,...

It’s 100% Garnacha (Grenache) from very high altitude vines from the three peaks (the real Tres Picos, the ones on the label) of the Campo de Borja in the northeastern part of the country.  Hand harvested and lovingly handled, these old vines...

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...