This white Rioja, its name quite simply and appropriately meaning  ‘pleasing’, is a fine testament to the expressive potential of the Viura variety, which Álvaro describes, perhaps a little extravagantly, as ‘the Chardonnay of the south’. Light straw colouring, then a nose of pear, white peach, jasmine and vanillin. The palate is fascinating, with fruit, butter, nuts and vanillin all evidenced. Richly textured and long. 
Simon Field MW -  Wine Buyer

Pagos Viejos is a wondrous concoction produced from the oldest vines within three of the great vineyards of Artadi; El Carretil, La Poza de Ballesteros and Valdeginés. Dark and brooding in style, it has plenty of spice on the nose which mingles gently alongside the ripe yet fresh fruit. The tannins are chunky and encompassing, providing a sturdy frame for the multi-layered blueberry, red cherry and raspberry fruit. The finish is very long and seamless, this will age beautifully.
Martyn Rolph, Private Account Manager

From tiny yields (15hl/ha), farmed on a precipitous bed-rock of schist at an altitude of over 700 metres, Las Lamas is powerfully aromatic with blueberry, eucalypt and dark chocolate to the fore, then a dense but very finely textured palate with notes of tobacco and peat beneath the finely layered dark fruit. Drink 2016-2022.
(Simon Field MW, Berrys’ Spain Buyer)

La Faraona is the definitive statement of Mencia, produced from a precipitous 0.55-hectare plot and, for the first time in 2011, matured in 600-litre barrels, allowing the naturally dense yet exuberant fruit full and glorious expression. The encyclopaedic aromas include loganberry, cassis, black tea and laurel… all recaptured on the palate, all nascent and poised, and threatening perfection.
Simon Field MW, Berrys’ Spain Buyer

L’Ermita is a monolith, and one of the most dense, brooding, colossal wines I have tasted in my career. There are enormous layers of dark fruit on the nose, lined with edges of cherry and combined with reams of violet, crushed rock and delicate spices. It has simply enormous weight on the palate, but what really impresses is the fantastically balanced freshness and acidity. This is a beast, but it is as intellectual as it is muscular. 
Fine Wine Team

The 2011 Pingus has a gorgeous, pure black cherry, cassis and blueberry scented bouquet interlaced by orange blossom and apricot. The oak is beautifully assimilated into the aromatic profile. The palate is full-bodied with a decadent entry. The tannins are ripe and rounded, imparting great tension and focus. There is both dimension and grace to this formidable Pingus that should blossom once it finishes its gestation. This is an outstanding Ribera del Duero wine. Drink 2020-2035+.
Neal Martin - The Wine Advocate #202, Aug 2012

From the legendary Quinta, origin of some of the very finest vintage ports, an outstanding table wine, sure rapidly to acquire the same reputation as that of its fortified sibling. The blend is 70% Touriga Nacional, 20% Touriga Franca and 10% Tinta Amarela, all vinified separately and given an unusually long cuviason to enable maximum extraction of fruit and tannin. The wine is then aged for 10 months in 400 litre French barrels. The 2007 vintage was very good, with an especially pleasing late ripening season and harvest; Charles Symington is more than satisfied with the result; here we have a wine which is balanced and finely structured with finely etched tannins providing the perfect backdrop tot the wonderful classic Vesuvio perfume and the opulent plum and raspberry fruit profile.
(Simon Field MW, BBR Buyer)

A tremendous nose of rich spices soars alongside a brilliant red fruit perfume; star anise, clove and sweet earthy notes all combine here. Wonderful red fruit spills on to the palate, with acidity equal to the task of balancing its depth. The best is saved until last though: a delicious finish, wrapped in a cape of mouth-coating, fine and very long tannins.
Fine Wine Team