93 pts Wine Enthusiast

Black cherry and coffee, blueberry pie and cocoa fill a bold, almost brawny Rioja. Palate coating tannins remain fine grained, keeping them approachable while robust enough to serve a meal and allow aging. — Elaine Chukan Brown

90pts Wine Spectator

Sun-dried cherry and strawberry fruit is concentrated and juicy in this lively red, layered with light, limber tannins and accents of woodsy spices, dried marjoram, violet, smoke and mandarin orange peel. Silky finish. Drink now through 2030. 2,943 cases made, 195 cases imported.