FW Bok Nan Lo 2009 Vina Real Gran Reserva Rioja 2009 Vina Real Gran Reserva Rioja 9.25/10 stars Looking at my drinking history of Vina Real, I just want to stress a fact, Spanish wines like this one can age a lifetime! The oldest I have drank was 1... 2009 Vintage 9.25 Stars R. Lopez de Heredia Rioja Spain Tasting Notes 2020 Tempranillo
FW Bok Nan Lo 1999 Valduero Crianza Ribera Del Duero 1999 Valduero Crianza Ribera Del Duero 8.75/10 stars Crianza spent one year in oak barrels, thus it’s not going to give you a lot of vanilla nor oak bouquet or taste. This bottle reflected the Crianza... 1999 Vintage 8.75 Stars Ribera del Duero Spain Tasting Notes 2020 Tempranillo Valduero
FW Bok Nan Lo 1994 Vina Ardanza Rioja 1994 Vina Ardanza Rioja 8.5/10 stars From a great Rioja vintage which was pretty much a Tempranillo vintage, the outcome of this Vina Ardanza was mildly disappointing to me. I suspect this was not a l... 1994 Vintage 8.5 Stars R. Lopez de Heredia Rioja Spain Tasting Notes 2019 Tempranillo
FW Bok Nan Lo 2011 CVNE Vina Real Gran Reserva 2011 CVNE Vina Real Gran Reserva 9/10 stars Was expecting a tannic and grippy wine, so I used a broad based decanter and decanted it for 1 hour. On my first sip, it was so forward and fruity that it w... 2011 Vintage 9 Stars CVNE Rioja Spain Tasting Notes 2019 Tempranillo
FW Bok Nan Lo 2017 Fuego Grenache 2017 Fuego Grenache 4/10 stars I just reported the white wine from the same house positively, but the red was totally hopeless. Served on Dream Cruise as a house pour red wine, it tasted cheap and fel... 2017 Vintage 4 Stars France Grenache Spain Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo 2017 Fuego Moscatel Medium Sweet 2017 Fuego Moscatel Medium Sweet 8/10 stars I liked Spanish wines for a good reason. I think they’re pretty consistent from low to high end, with a minimum standard and hardly disappointment. This whi... 2017 Vintage 8 Stars France Spain Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo 1981 Bodegas Faustino I Gran Reserva 1981 Bodegas Faustino I Gran Reserva 9/10 stars Spanish wines aged extremely well, even low end wines like this gave a lot of pleasure. I must say cheap and good! This vintage gave you a glimpse of ho... 1981 Vintage 9 Stars Bodegas Faustino Rioja Spain Tasting Notes 2018 Tempranillo
FW Bok Nan Lo 2012 Hacienda Monasterio Tinto 2012 Hacienda Monasterio Tinto 9/10 stars Of all the Spanish wines I’ve tasted, they almost always possessed a common style: over oaked, mostly used new oaks, thus the strong vanilla character was ver... 2012 Vintage 9 Stars Ribera del Duero Spain Tasting Notes 2018 Tempranillo
FW Bok Nan Lo 1981 López de Heredia Vina Tondonia Gran Reserva 1981 López de Heredia Vina Tondonia Gran Reserva 9/10 stars I must stress that Spanish wines like Vina Tondonia has a surprisingly long aging life, and as a rule of thumb, Spanish wines aged extremely... 1981 Vintage 9 Stars R. Lopez de Heredia Rioja Spain Tasting Notes 2018 Tempranillo
FW Bok Nan Lo 1983 Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia 1983 Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia 8/10 stars This was meant to be a teaser subject line. These 2 bottles came from two different provenance, and both were served blind on the same night. VASTLY DIFF... 1983 Vintage 8 Stars R. Lopez de Heredia Rioja Spain Tasting Notes 2018 Tempranillo
FW Bok Nan Lo 2007 Contino Viña del Olivo Rioja 2007 Contino Viña del Olivo Rioja 9/10 stars As the name implied, this wine really smelled like olive leaves, as well as tasted like olive, as least partially. During the first pour, it was really obv... 2007 Vintage 9 Stars Rioja Spain Tasting Notes 2018 Tempranillo
FW Bok Nan Lo 1968 López de Heredia Vina Tondonia Gran Reserva 1968 López de Heredia Vina Tondonia Gran Reserva 9/10 stars 1968 was a really poor vintage throughout most part of Europe, except Spain. All Bordeaux and Italian 68 failed miserably until this bottle ... 1968 Vintage 9 Stars R. Lopez de Heredia Rioja Spain Tasting Notes 2018 Tempranillo