Wine from Castilla Y Leon

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: The more recent 2014 Pegaso Barrancos de Pizarra was finally my favorite of all the bottles I tasted in this sitting, which were quite a few. This aged in ancient large clay amphorae and used 500- and 600-liter French oak...

jamessuckling.com, 95 points: Impressive fresh, peppery and spicy aromas with dark berries and graphite. The palate has glossy, ripe tannins and an attractive, long, shimmery finish. Full of interest and detail. Saturated with flavor. Drink or hold.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: It wasn't easy to improve on the already impressive 2016, but the 2018 Mencía de Espanillo has done it! As before, it comes from old vineyards in the high-altitude village of Espanillo where the soils are decomposed...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: The regular Galia has been renamed and is now the 2015 Villages since there are two more reds in the portfolio this year. It's a blend of grapes from different soils in all the villages they work (Piquera de San Esteban...

jamessuckling.com, 93 points: Rich and decadent red with so much berry, meat and spice character. Aromatic, too. Full body, layered and chewy with plenty of beautiful fruit. Intense finish. Drink now or hold.

jamessuckling.com, 98 points: A red with plenty of blackberry, chocolate, toasted-oak, cedar and hazelnut aromas that follow through to a full body with firm, velvety tannins that are driven and deep. Finishes with black fruit and lots of hazelnut...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: The 2014 Pegaso Granito was surprisingly elegant, expressive and aromatic, from a year that seems terribly balanced. With no oak whatsoever, this has fine earthiness and minerality, with lively acidity, a granite backbone...

jebdunnuck.com, 98 points: (98+ points) From the same vineyard as the Vatan release, the 2014 Vatan Arena is the first vintage of the cuvée and was brought up all in new French oak. This deep, inky-colored effort gives up awesome notes of crème de...