2014  Ribera Sacra

Organic/biodynamic Brancellao from RIbera Sacra in Galicia. " It's a light and pale-colored, subtle and aromatic red, with an ethereal palate where the fine-grained tannins are nicely balanced by refreshing acidity. This showcases the potential and elegance of Brancellao, a grape that was ignored for a very long time that still has quite a lot to say. With time it develops a slightly animal character that I've seen in other wines, and it's quite subtle and does not dominate; I wonder if it's inherent to the variety. I need a lot more experience with Brancellao, because it's a grape that is really starting... 3,800 bottles produced." - 93pts WA

2014  Ribera Sacra

Organic/Biodynamic Merenzao (Trousseau) from Ribera Sacra in Galicia. 167 cases produced.

2013  

"The 2013 Gratallops, their village wine, is a blend of 85% Garnacha and the rest Cariñena. The grapes were destemmed, lightly pressed and fermented in oak vats with indigenous yeasts. The wine went through malo and 16 months aging in oak barrels. It might be suffering a bit of bottle shock. In this vintage, the Garnacha was so rich that the percentage of Cariñena is lower to maintain the fluidity of the wine. In this vintage I give the edge to Terrasses. 600 cases produced." - 92+pts WA

1998  

2014  Sobre Lias

Grape: Godello -- Origin: Galicia, Spain -- Appellation: Valdeorras -- Alcohol by volume: 13.5% -- Features: Organic, Biodynamic -- About the product: This is the wine of the family. A complex wine made form the oldest Godello vines in the world put together to showcase the best that Valdeorras, Godello and Valdesil can make.

2004  

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2001  

The Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España, Cvne was born in Haro, La Rioja, Spain, in 1879. CVNE is one of the most renowned and historic bodegas in all of Spain.CVNE consists of 3 wineries: Cune, Vina Real & Vinedos del Contino (single vineyard). Each of the three estates produces a distinct style of wine from a distinct terroir, and each of their flagship bottlings occupies a well-deserved place in the pantheon of great Spanish wine. This Imperial is comprised of Tempranillo: 85%, Mazuelo: 5 %, Graciano 10 %. The wines is sourced almost exclusively from elegant Rioja Alta fruit. Fantastic vintage with long age ahead.

2004  Gran Reserva

1978  Vina Tondonia Gran Reserva

2020  Encrucijada

Encrucijada ---- "I tasted two vintages of most of the wines, 2020 and 2021, two very different years in the region. The 2020 Encrucijada is from the first vineyard they bought in Bierzo, which is worked organically (but so far not certified), a north-facing plot on red slate soils. It fermented with full clusters in tinaja and matured in an oval 1,500-liter oak cask. It managed to keep the balance and freshness with 13.2% alcohol. There is some dusty earthiness here, a touch of iron and blood, and it's also perfumed, with notes of wild berries and herbs. It's medium-bodied with fine tannins and an earthy minerality. 1,700 bottles produced. It was bottled in October 2021." - 96pts WA ---- From Alto de Valdecañada in Ponferrada. A blend of 90% Mencía 10% Palomino from 80-year-old goblet-pruned vineyards. Grapes are foot-trodden (pigeage à pied) on whole clusters, followed by fermentation in clay amphoras and gentle maceration without implementing the pumping over technique. It ages for nine months in used 500 liter French barrels.

2021  Encrucijada

Encrucijada ---- "All of the wines from 2021 have considerably less alcohol than the counterparts from 2020, reflecting the much cooler condition of the year. The 2021 Encrucijada has a moderate 12% alcohol and retained very good acidity. It's perfumed and elegant; the plants are happier after being recovered from being abandoned, and the cool vintage lifted the wine up. It's fresh, tightly wound, very tasty and fine, with elegant tannins. It has to be the most elegant and balanced vintage of Encrucijada so far. 1,700 bottles were filled in October 2022. -Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate" - 97pts WA