Wines
9 Items Found
- Martinez Lacuesta Rosé Rioja 2012 Product #27085 (In Stock)
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Wow! We were so delighted to discover this delicious, well-priced rose last year, and even more delighted that the new vintage is just as good! On the palate you will find ripe, sun-kissed, red fruit aromas and flavors with a surprising streak of minerality, given its modest price point. Perfect with all kinds of warm-weather fare, from fresh entrée salads to grilled seafood - stock up and drink this poolside or on your deck, terrace or boat all season long!
- Palacios Remondo Rioja La Vendimia 2010 Product #27128 (In Stock)
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Very nice value in a ripe, red fruited, Rioja that's on the fruitier side of this region's many styles.
"ased in Alfaro in Rioja Baja, Bodegas Palacios Remondo is where Alvaro Palacios wields his talent when not in Priorat (or elsewhere). Given his exacting standards there, it is unsurprising that he has sought to decrease production in order to improve quality. It is also unsurprising that these form an excellent set of Rioja wines, sculpted in a more modern style, although to be truly honest, I found his cheaper wines just as good, if not better than the flagship Propiedad! The 2010 Vendimia has a lifted nose driven by Garnacha. It offers ripe maraschino cherry, marmalade and damson fruit that is uncomplicated but very seductive. The palate is medium-bodied and very well-balanced, underpinned by fine, but firm tannins. There is a rigid backbone to this wine that complements the fleshy red currant and raspberry fruit on the finish. Drink now-2017."Wine Advocate 90 points
- Bodegas Lar De Paula Rioja Tempranillo 2010 Product #26870 (In Stock)
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100% Tempranillo from 20+ year-old vines in Rioja Alavesa, perhaps Rioja’s best sub-region. The ripe fruit gets a cool fermentation and gentle extraction and then just 4 months aging in a mixture of new American and French oak. This is the perfect marriage of Tempranillo plum and cherry fruit with gentle, but classic, Rioja oak accents. Yes, the aromas and flavors are pretty, but the texture and structure are the real stars here. It’s luxurious, round, and velvety in your mouth but avoids any hint of heaviness. And, the tannins and acids are more than soft enough for solo sipping, but have just the right power to let the wine sing with food and keep your mouth watering – and your hand reaching back to the glass.
“Bodegas Lar de Paula is owned by Fernando Meruelo and his family, who also own Bodegas Heredad de Baroja. The 2010 Tempranillo has a simple, fresh, ebullient nose of dark plum and bright red cherries. The palate is fresh, well-balanced and supple with a caressing, deep, plush, dark plum and cherries smothering the finish that is utterly seamless. This is superbly crafted from start to finish. Drink now-2016.”Wine Advocate 91 points
- Bodegas Lar De Paula Rioja Crianza 2008 Product #26896 (In Stock)
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Perfectly ripe Tempranillo fruit took well to 12 months aging in French and American oak, delivering classic Crianza freshness and fruit to go with the spicy oak accents. This will get better and better over the next few years, but the elegant, sophisticated, interweaving of fruit, earth, and spice notes are very compelling right now! Great wine at table, especially with anything roasted or grilled.
"The 2008 Crianza has a lifted mulberry, sloe and bay leaf scented bouquet with a dash of white pepper. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent tannins on the entry. It is very well-balanced with a rounded, sensual finish that offers touches of pepper and burnt toast. This is a very fine Crianza. Drink now-2018."Wine Advocate 91 points
- Vina Bujanda Rioja Crianza 2009 Product #27200 (In Stock)
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Lovely fruit like a modern-styled wine but classic elegance and weight. Terrific to drink now and will get better over the next couple of years.
"The 2009 Crianza is sourced from Rioja Alta and Alavesa: pure Tempranillo aged in French and American barrels for 12 months. It has a perfumed bouquet of ripe strawberry and Morello, with well-integrated oak that allows the fruit to shine. The palate is very supple and rounded on the entry with corpulent red cherry and cassis fruit. The finish is well-defined, crisp and vibrant, lingering nicely in the mouth. Drink now-2019."Wine Advocate 90 points
- Bodegas Laukote Rioja Viura Blanco 2010 Product #25917 (In Stock)
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A brilliant example of white Rioja, at once rich and fresh, showing the concentration and complexity you only get from carefully winemaking and 80 year old vines. With just 3 months in oak, you'll find aromas and flavors of pears, passion fruit and peach and a terrific sense of minerality. A note of vanilla bean joins green melon, peach and citrus on the juicy, fresh, finish.
- Bodegas Lar De Paula Rioja Reserva 2005 Product #26897 (In Stock)
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A classy take on Rioja Reserva. It's all Tempranillo fermented in steel and aged 18 months in French and American oak and then held at the winery in bottle until ready for release. Shows the oak-influence you'd expect in a Reserva, but with plenty of spicy black fruit and fine intensity and power. Great wine for lamb or richer beef dishes.
"The 2005 Reserva has a spicy nose with touches of balsamic and cooked meat. The palate is medium-bodied with a juicy entry of blackberry, tobacco and black pepper with a structured, bay leaf-tinged finish that lingers nicely in the mouth. Drink 2013-2019." Wine Advocate 91 points
- Bodegas Laukote Rioja Vendimia Seleccionada 2008 Product #24899 (In Stock)
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Norberto Miguel only makes this, his top wine, in selected vintages of exceptional ripeness and quality. It’s from 80+ year-old Tempranillo vines planted by Norberto’s grandfather and grown on the rocky, barren, soils of Rioja Alavesa. This is just about the perfect marriage between Rioja tradition and modern winemaking sensibility. The aromas are starting to unfurl, with brooding dark black raspberry and plum fruit and baking spice swirling in the glass. In the mouth it’s powerful and full with loads of dark black fruit, purple flower, and iron minerality. The oak treatment is perfect here, giving spice and complexity but not overwhelming the wine. Decant now or give it a few years to unwind – I’m drinking the 2005 at home right now, and it’s got another 5 years or so improvement in front of it!
"The 2008 Vendimia Seleccionada is also 100% Tempranillo sourced from 80+ year old vines and aged in French and American oak for 14 months. Aromas of balsam wood, tobacco, spice box, rose petal, and blackberry inform the nose of a ripe, sweetly-fruited, concentrated wine with a sense of elegance. Give this lengthy effort another 1-2 years of bottle age and drink it from 2013 to 2023." Wine Advocate 91 points
- Bodegas Laukote Rioja Vendimia Seleccionada 2009 Product #26360 (In Stock)
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From 80+ year-old Tempranillo vines, hand-harvested, and crushed by foot to extract plenty of color and flavor without getting harsh tannins from the stems or seeds. After vinification the wines go into American and French oak barrels – in 2009, 4 new and 12 old (7 years). The result is just about the perfect marriage between Rioja tradition and modern winemaking sensibility. In 2009 – the best vintage in Rioja since the great 2005 – this shows all of the power and depth of the past few releases but with a smidge more elegance and purity. It’s already generous aromatically, with powerful scents of black raspberry and plum fruit accented by notes of sweet spice, tobacco, violets and a touch of iron. The flavors are rich and almost lush with loads of ripe, dark, fruit lifted up by a note of blood orange acidity and supported by masses of fine, velvety, tannins. Drink now with rich or smoky foods or let it get even more elegant and complex over the next 8-15 years.
