"(95% tempranillo and 5% garnacha): Brilliant ruby. Sexy, perfumed aromas of fresh red fruits, vanilla and rose. Juicy raspberry and cherry flavors show an appealing sweetness and silky texture. Darker fruits come up on the clinging finish, which features supple tannins and lingering spicecake and floral pastille notes.- JR"
Stephen tanzer's International Wine Cellar (September 2013), 90 pt
"The 2009 Crianza, a blend of 95% Tempranillo and 5% Garnacha aged for 12 months in French and American oak, sports a very polished bouquet with dark cherries, sloes and fresh fig. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, good acidity and impressive structure towards the finish that has a convincing sense of symmetry and focus. This is a very natural, sophisticated Crianza meriting aging. Drink 2014-2020.- Neal Martin"
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Issue #202, August 2012), 92 pts
"A plump, round Rioja girded by tannic black spice, this is packed with meaty, dark plum flavor. A little tough and gripping as a young wine, it should develop well over the next several years in bottle."
- Wine & Spirits Magazine (December 2014), 90 pts
- Wine Enthusiast (May 2016), 88 pts
- Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (Sep/Oct 14), 90 pts
"Vivid ruby. Fragrant aromas of black raspberry, rose, mocha and star anise, with slow-building peppery notes. Red and dark berry preserve and floral pastille flavors gain energy and spiciness with air and show very good clarity. Vibrant and sharply focused, gentle tannins and bright finishing lift. In an elegant style and approachable now, especially with a little air. - Josh Raynolds"
- Antonio Galloni's Vinous (November 2015), 91 pts
"The 2012 Crianza is quite classical, with minty/herbal notes of American oak and ripe berries. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins and a pleasant, long finish. Year after year this is a reference in the Crianzas, and a very good value. - Luis Gutierrez"
- Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate (Issue 218, April 2015), 91 pts
