mandryka
pfm Member
I’m addition to the good Riojas mentioned above, we* have tasted Marqués de Riscal over the years, following a recommendation from a Spanish colleague in the late 90s (either Reserva or Gran Reserva). It went through a bit of a bad patch 10-15 years ago (sort of thin) but now seems to be making a comeback.
*my wife is the real Rioja aficionada
“Thin” is exactly the word to describe my experience with a Tondonia 2008. I’d assumed they needed more time so I shoved them into a dark corner in the cellar to be forgotten about for another 10 years. But maybe 2008 was just a bad vintage. The experience put me off riojas a bit actually.