(94+ points) The youngest of the reds I tasted, the 2019 Pícaro del Águila Tinto is their most approachable red and is still serious, vibrant and aromatic with great length and still has good aging potential. They use...

A fine, place-oriented Rioja with roasted spices and rich but fresh blue fruit. Fine-grained tannins melt away in a long finish loaded with fruit. A little fuller and more structured than the tense 2021. Drink or hold.

Fresh and poised, with concentrated blackberry paste and black plum fruit laced with an alluring thread of anise, sandalwood, violet, thyme and tar aromatics. This is finely balanced, with fine-grained tannins emerging to...

The 2019 Reserva is primarily Tempranillo enriched with 3% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Merlot from Ribera del Duero and was aged up to 26 months in new French oak. A dark garnet-red with a slight haze. The nose features...

Aging gracefully, this harmonious red shows remarkable vibrancy and focus, with orange peel acidity and fine, taut tannins structuring a creamy mesh of baked cherry and sweet tobacco flavors. Accents of vanilla, milled...

The 1998 vintage of Monte Real Gran Reserva was a seminal one for this superb bottling, as this was the first year where the wine was composed entirely of tempranillo and saw a bit of its elevage done in French casks...

As its name indicates, this comes from vines located around an old olive tree in the upper part of the Contino estate. Combining Tempranillo with 10% Graciano, it's a bold, structured, intense wine, showing aromas of...

Deep red-violet in the glass, this wine has a bouquet of cherry, black currant and juniper. Durable tannins coat the palate, bearing flavors of cassis, dark plums, dark chocolate and violet that lead into the spice-filled...

The 2022 Pícaro del Águila Tinto has similar parameters to the 2021 (14% alcohol), but the sensation is of higher ripeness. Surprisingly enough, it has a lower pH than the 2021 I tasted next to it; they used more white to...

The 2022 Seis de Luberri is a Tempranillo from Rioja Alavesa, aged for up to 12 months in barrels. Displaying a garnet color, the oak takes the forefront in the aromas, accompanied by layers of cherry and elderberry with...

The flagship red, the 2021 Tempranillo Tinta Alta is nearly all Tempranillo with 2% Cabernet Sauvignon, the grapes sourced widely from such marquee sites as Stagecoach, Shake Ridge, and Pierce Ranch, basically blending...

Dark-fruited with subtle chocolate, this Ribera del Duero opens with layers of blackberries, pepper and graphite. The palate is full-bodied and composed, with finely etched, dusty yet refined tannins that frame the...