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Edmunds St. John

Edmunds St. John - "El Jaléo" Shake Ridge Ranch Amador County
Tempranillo from California, United States

One part each of Grenache, Tempranillo, and Mourvedre, and one-half part Graciano. Notes from Steve: I’d been hearing really great things about a vineyard in the Sutter Creek area in Amador County, called Shake Ridge, owned and farmed by Ann Kraemer, whose work had long been acclaimed by vintners...

Organic
DB6743-16

Lopez de Heredia

Lopez de Heredia - Bosconia Reserva
Tempranillo from Rioja, Spain
JG:93+ JS:95 TA:95 WA:93 Sustainable
DB0247-12

Lopez de Heredia - Cubillo
Tempranillo from Rioja, Spain
TA:94 VM:94 WA:94 Sustainable
DB0248-16

Lopez de Heredia - Bosconia Reserva
Tempranillo from Rioja, Spain
TA:95 WA:93+ Sustainable
DB0247-13

Lopez de Heredia - Tondonia
Tempranillo from Rioja, Spain

A blend of 70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacho, 5% Graciano and 5% Mazuelo. The wine ferments in the original wooden vats present at the winery since its foundation. After malolactic the wine is transferred to very old American oak and rests on the mythical galleries of the winery in Haro. It is bottled...

TA:95 VM:95 WA:95 Sustainable
DB0245-12

Viña Zorzal

Viña Zorzal - Tempranillo
Tempranillo from Navarra, Spain

100% Tempranillo from multiple vineyards in Fitero, Corella, and Cintruénigo, villages within Navarra in the hills between Ebro valley and the mountains 300-500m elevation. 35% whole cluster fermentation with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel. Fermentation different sized stainless steel vats....

JS:90 Organic
DB1844-23

Germán Blanco (Quinta Milú)

Germán Blanco (Quinta Milú) - Milú, Ribera del Duero
Tempranillo from Ribera del Duero, Spain

100% Tempranillo from vines which average 50 years of age. All of the fruit is destemmed; the wine is aged a minimum of six months in old French or American oak casks. Bottled unfined and unfiltered and without cold stabilization. Germán calls this— his flagship wine— a “vino de pueblo”, which he...

Organic
DB1727-22

Germán Blanco (Quinta Milú) - D.O. Ribera del Duero, Viñas Viejas
Tempranillo from Ribera del Duero, Spain
Sustainable
DB7662-22

Germán Blanco (Quinta Milú) - La Cometa, Ribera del Duero
Tempranillo from Ribera del Duero, Spain

"La Cometa" comes from Germán’s oldest vineyards: 70-year-old vines planted at high altitudes. 100% Tempranillo grapes are hand-harvested and foot-crushed; with some destemming. Aged for 14 months in foudre and old 225-liter and 500-liter French oak casks. Bottled unfined, unfiltered, and without...

TA:92 Organic
DB1728-22

Germán Blanco (Quinta Milú) - Milú, Ribera del Duero
Tempranillo from Ribera del Duero, Spain

Organic
DB1727-23

Germán Blanco (Quinta Milú) - D.O. Ribera del Duero, Bellavista
Tempranillo from Ribera del Duero, Spain
Sustainable
DB1731-22

Thee And Thou

Thee And Thou - Tempranillo "Perfidia"
Tempranillo from California, United States

DB3539-17

Sierra de Toloño

Sierra de Toloño - Rioja Tinto
Tempranillo from Rioja, Spain

The mountains of Sierra de Toloño, with their clay and limestone rocky-soils, are perfect conditions to grow Tempranillo. This is Sandra Bravo's "workhorse", the wine that points the way to some of the most elegant expressions of Rioja Alavessa we've encountered. Harvested by hand, mid-October, the...

TA:92 Organic
DB1633-22

Sierra de Toloño - Rosado
Tempranillo from Rioja, Spain
Organic
DB3489-24

Sierra de Toloño - Raposo Tempranillo
Tempranillo from Rioja, Spain

In this wine, Sandra wanted to pay homage to the people of Villabuena de Álava where she is originally from. The vineyards are located at 500m altitude within the valley of the Rivas de Tereso. A blend of Tempranillo and a small amount of Graciano the wine is fermented and aged in large foudres. No...

Biodynamic
DB2010-21

Sierra de Toloño - Rosado
Tempranillo from Rioja, Spain
Organic
DB3489-23

Sierra de Toloño - Caminos de Santa Cruz
Tempranillo from Rioja, Spain

This is Sierra de Toloño's ultimate expression of Tempranillo. Vines are planted at 700 meters altitude, (which is relatively high for the region) on an organically farmed, single vineyard. Combine these factors in addition to limestone soils to create a wine that is completely indicative of the...

TA:93 Biodynamic
DB2003-21

Maria Cruz Garcia and her husband, Carlos Aliaga, have run the viticulture and vinification at this independent 80 hectare farm in the Ribera Baja since 1999. There is a lot of pride here in working “the old way” meaning low sulphites and indigenous yeasts. 100% Tempranillo, from vines averaging 50...

Sustainable
DB3239-23

Olivier Rivière

Olivier Rivière - Rioja Rayos Uva
Tempranillo from Rioja, Spain

Rayos Uva is Olivier’s version of a Bourgogne Rouge sourced from fruit grown in the sandy, gravelly and alluvial soils of Rioja Baja. The blend is dependent on the vintage but usually includes Tempranillo, Garnacha, and Graciano – percentages change each year to create a brightly fruity version of...

WA:90+ Organic
DB3517-22

Hacienda Monasterio

Hacienda Monasterio - Ribera del Duero
Tempranillo from Castilla y León, Spain
WA:94+ Organic
DB3579-20

Miguel Merino

Miguel Merino - Rioja Vitola Reserva
Tempranillo from Rioja, Spain

Vitola Reserva comes from vines planted in the 1970s, in slopes facing northwest. Soils are very poor, far from the Ebro river, and very rocky. The wine is made of 96% Tempranillo with 4% Graciano (for acidity.) It ages for two years in French oak (30% new), and the rest in bottle, before release...

TA:93
DB4836-19

Miguel Merino - Rioja Reserva
Tempranillo from Rioja, Spain

95% Tempranillo and 5% Graciano grown in a 1960s vineyard on limestone soils. Grapes are hand-harvested, fermented in barrel with malolactic completed, and aged for two years in American oak (70% new with French oak "heads"), with racking every six months. Three years in bottle before releasing. 8,...

TA: 94 WA:94
DB4837-18

Miguel Merino - Rioja Gran Reserva
Tempranillo from Rioja, Spain
TA:94
DB4838-18

Miguel Merino - Rioja Vinas Jovenes
Tempranillo from Rioja, Spain

92% Tempranillo 8% Graciano from "El Rincon" a vineyard in the South of Briones, a small village in Rioja Alta; vines are between 10-20 years old. Grapes are hand harvested, handsorted and fermented in stainless steel tanks. Aged for 12 months in "second-use" 500L barrels that were previously used...

TA: 92
DB4839-21

Miguel Merino - Rioja La Loma
Tempranillo from Rioja, Spain

Overall Red Wine(s) of the Year- 2024 Tim Atkin 90% Tempranillo and 10% Garnacha, sourced from La Loma, a vineyard in the southwest of Briones at 534 meters above sea level. The vines are planted in the traditional "vaso" (bush) style on an east-facing slope in calcareous soil. Grapes are hand-...

TA: 100 WA:94
DB4842-21